Word: valerio
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Defense Minister Valerio Zanone promptly stated he had seen no evidence suggesting that an Italian military aircraft had fired the missile. Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita launched a separate inquiry to examine the possibility that non-Italian forces were to blame, although NATO officials, the U.S. and France have said that their aircraft could not have been involved. Zanone's cautious denial, coupled with the fact that key evidence has already been destroyed, prompted press speculation that a government cover-up may have taken place. Commented the Rome daily Il Messaggero: "It's no certainty that we will ever know...