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It promised to use nuclear weapons if members of the Pact attacked. NATO's deterrence policy allowed Europe to focus on economic development. It didn't have to build large conventional armies. The Soviet Union continued to build its military presence. By the end of the Cold War, it was spending three times what the United States was spending, with only one-third of the economic power.
When the Berlin Wall fell in , it was due to economic as well as ideological reasons. The collapse of the USSR led to unrest in its former satellite states. NATO got involved when Yugoslavia's civil war became genocide. Violations then led to airstrikes until September , when NATO conducted a nine-day air campaign that ended the war. NATO participates in three alliances that expand its influence beyond its 30 member countries. It began in NATO itself admits that "Peacekeeping has become at least as difficult as peacemaking.
In the age of globalization, transatlantic peace has become a worldwide effort. It extends beyond military might alone. The Mediterranean Dialogue seeks to stabilize the Middle East. It includes four members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
NATO also cooperates with eight other countries in joint security issues. These include two new military commands and expanded efforts against cyber warfare and counter-terrorism as well as a new plan to deter Russian aggression against Poland and the Baltic States. President Donald Trump also used the July meeting to request that NATO nations increase their defense spending, and he criticized Germany for asking the United States to protect it from Russia while importing natural gas from that supplier.
These requests were part of his larger argument that NATO has become obsolete.
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