Sprūds admits: while drone was exploding in Krāslava, he was thinking whether to wake everyone up or wait until three more fall

Defense Minister Andris Sprūds has finally revealed why cell broadcast wasn't activated during the exploding drone incident in Krāslava region. Turns out, institutions are being cautious because they don't want to "get residents out of bed every other night." Well yes, it's much better to let them wake up from the sound of an explosion rather than a phone alert.

"For every dot, bird, cloud visible on radar – should we get residents out of bed in the middle of the night?" the minister asked rhetorically. Of course, because what could be worse than people finding out about a potential threat in time? Much better to let them be genuinely surprised.

The ministry had prepared a cell broadcast message draft in case a drone appeared heading toward Latvia. Only for some reason this draft remained just on paper while the actual drone had already exploded in Krāslava. It's like preparing for rain but leaving your umbrella at home because maybe the clouds just look black.

All this time in Liepāja at Rose Square, people were peacefully meeting, unaware that so far from them such drama was unfolding with radars and decision-making. While Riga ponders whether to wake up residents or not, we already know – if something happens, Liepāja residents will find out themselves faster than any cell broadcast will announce it. Sprūds does promise that in the future, cell broadcast will be activated at the first signs of threat. Let's hope these signs won't just be the sound of an explosion.