The theory of nuclear deterrentchallenged by the invasion ofUkraine out Wladimir Putin complete with nuclear threatIn Italy he shows no hesitation. Rome thus takes a further step in its involvement in the proliferation of nuclear weapons and confirms itself one of the most sensitive targets in the event of an extended conflict. On June 16 at the NATO base in ghedi the first was delivered F-35 fighter-bomber which the Air Force decided to give to the Red Devils group. A highly symbolic delivery as it is the first bomb-capable vehicle in the new version Atomic Bombs B61-12. Meanwhile, on June 21-23, dozens of countries around the world will meet at United Nations to Vienna to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Italy (invited) has announced that it will not be attending.
While the nuclear threat from the head of the Kremlin it is still alive, especially after the tough stance of the three European leaders who have been most in dialogue with Russia so far France, Germany and Italy, a vehicle has been delivered to Rome, marking another step forward in Italian detection in the event of a nuclear collision. The country was already equipped with it tornado capable of dropping B61-11 nuclear bombs, but only the more advanced F35 is capable of carrying and deploying the new nuclear devices. So they can, in addition to the warheads in their ghedi and Avianoa fact that makes Italy a sensitive target in the event of a nuclear war, the army has now also equipped itself with the most modern offensive capabilities, especially in relation to nuclear bombs.
Unsurprisingly, the Red Devils group is designed to keep the so-called active and operational “Unconventional Capacity” the Air Force, he explains Francesco Vignarca, Coordinator of the Italian Network for Peace and Disarmament. “In this group there are those who train every day to board their planes and ‘deploy’ the bombs with nuclear warheads that are present in Ghedi”.
To confirm the position taken by Italy, there is also another choice of the government of Rome: while the 61 countries that have ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons wanted from him I can (the International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons Nobel Prize 2017) will participate for the three days of June 21-23, and others have already confirmed their membership, Italy declined the invitation of the organizers at the event where world governments will discuss strategy for launch a move away from nuclear power in the military. The confirmation, organizers explain, came directly from the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova. An appointment with a high symbolic value, considering that it is the first since the military escalation in Ukraine that has brought the topic back to the center of the international debate. “Senzatomica and the Italian Network for Peace and Disarmament express regret for the government’s decision, which misses the opportunity to discuss the issue around the table with representatives of countries and civil society from all over the world nuclear disarmament made more urgent by the conflict in Ukraine – says a note from the Italian groups involved in the initiative – Unfortunately, our country will therefore not be among the hundred or so governments that will take part in the meetings in Vienna, where the presence of non-signatory states such as Sweden, Finland and Swiss and also like NATO allies Germany and Norway“.
The countries that have opted to join instead, the organizers explain, will determine how to fulfill the treaty’s mission, that is the total abolition of nuclear weapons worldwide. The more than 100 governments attending the meeting will “adopt a political declaration in response to recent threats from the use of nuclear weapons and the increased risk of nuclear conflict” will “develop procedures to provide assistance to victims of nuclear weapons use or testing weapons and environmental cleanup “and finally” decide on the main points of implementation of the TPNW, including deadlines for the destruction of nuclear weapons by nuclear-weapon states that accede to the treaty. An event at which the organizers hoped that the representatives of those states that are equipped with nuclear weapons or are part of the so-called nuclear sharing, i.e. the group of countries that are supplied with nuclear weapons by the Allies, would also take part: only those Germany will certainly be present while i Netherlands they will attend if the government decides to respect the vote of Parliament, which asked for a delegation to be present Amsterdam. In Italy, too, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives agreed on May 19 Resolution on global nuclear disarmament Application to join the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty. But the Draghi executive is on other positions: there will be no Italian representatives at the event in Vienna.