NATO isn't Useless Yet

NATO was created as a means of deterrence after the Second World War by the victorious allied powers minus the Soviets. It proved quite useful on the outset of the Korea war as people realized the real threat that the expanding communist beliefs posed. With this allied treaty of defense, it could deter communist forces from attacking a NATO nation, and if they were foolish enough, the whole combined might of NATO would be unleashed. People today have been calling for the US to leave NATO since the threat of communism is essentially none. But doing this would be very foolish because it still provides a defensive umbrella over the western hemisphere. No one would dare attack Germany, France, UK, Canada, US, and the many more nations that are included in NATO. If we were talking about the UN, then there would be serious considerations that would have to be made. But NATO essentially is ensuring peace by deterring North Korea from launching at the US. Although we like to make fun of how dumb the North is, they aren’t plain dumb, and they know it would be suicide to attack us. It is that deterrence that is vital and crucial for all the nations presently in it. It not only has deterred in the past, but continues to do so. NATO should continue to deter into the future allowing for generations of soldiers to stay alive in the process.


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