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Potentially we could put an end to our own capabilities in our own countries for good. So if half way along we get cold feet and one nation pulls out, then foreign policy wise, strategically and industrially it would be very bad for us all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added, \u201cAs we British say: \u2018In for a penny, in for a pound.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a conference organized by the U.K. embassy to Italy during his Rome visit, Wallace was joined on stage by Crosetto, who called the GCAP program \u201ccourageous\u201d and said it was a new direction for Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis shows the world is changing. If Japan changes it means the world is changing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forging a defense alliance with Japan through the program was also prudent for Italy, he claimed. \u201cIt will increasingly become more important to ally with countries with which we share threats. 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