Italian bases are the launching pad for most of the NATO aircraft being used in airstrikes against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. A flash USIA survey conducted in Italy after the start of NATO airstrikes (March 26-28) finds that - in contrast to the French and German publics - the Italian public opposes the current NATO operation in Kosovo. However, if the violence continues, more Italians ... read moremay support military action.
United States Information Agency. Office of Research and Media Reaction. Italian Public Opposes NATO Airstrikes. Washington, D.C.: March 30, 1999. (Opinion Analysis M-56-99). National Archives Identifier: 5707930 & 7710516.
