On the role of Italian Armed Forces in Twilight

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In my opinion the background idea of Italy abandoning NATO and fighting against other armies in quality of Warsaw Pact ally, is totally wrong.

Italy, at the time, had a real strong intention to gather with NATO especially for economic and political reasons. Italian policy was very well in line with NATO conduct and Italy also took part in several foreign military mission. We have also remember the presence of a very strong "stay behind" paramilitary formation called "Gladio" (from gladius, the famous ancient roman sword) active in Italy until the end of the Cold War.

I have to admit that Twilight is just a game and not real history of some kind of cold war gone hot, but reading something like that Italy signed a mutual defence pact with Greece promising military help without care of NATO and USA opinion... well, it makes me smile. Italy was very sensitive about her position and her role in the European Union and her alliance with USA and this important "way of thinking" is still active today.