76 years from publishing the plan for NATO
(a year ago)On March 18, 1949, the United States and their European allies announced plans for an alliance that they called the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, or NATO. The Allies said their aim was to preserve peace and security. They agreed that an armed attack on any member [...]
On March 18, 1949, the United States and their European allies announced plans for an alliance that they called the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, or NATO.
The Allies said their aim was to preserve peace and security. They agreed that an armed attack on any member of the Alliance would be considered an attack on all of them.
Opposers of this idea said the treaty would turn Europe into an armed camp, which could spark armed conflict with the Soviet Union and its European-insulted allies.
One of the Supreme Alliance's top architects, US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, responded to these complaints, claiming that only by military force could Western allies maintain peace./Periscopi/