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War is fundamentally different now than it was at the beginning of WW2. A nuclear superpower cannot be invaded. You can poke the bear A LOT, but basically every
by OkayPhysicist 3y ago
War is fundamentally different now than it was at the beginning of WW2. A nuclear superpower cannot be invaded. You can poke the bear A LOT, but basically everyone recognizes that a ground invasion is crossing a red line.
That's the purpose of NATO. In exchange for giving up some autonomy to the US (letting the USA build military bases in your territory, not acting overtly against our interests), and paying us for our fancy weapons, NATO members get the immeasurably valuable power of a nuclear red line border, and protection by the most powerful military the world has ever seen. It's a very, very good deal, and the most stabilizing force in history.
Given the NATO membership of most of Europe, the only wars possible in Europe are small, regional conflicts between non-member states.
- misja111 3y agoWell that assumes that NATO will hold its promise and defend the member state that is invaded. Lately, considering Trump's recent outings, this isn't set in stone anymore.
- Aaronstotle 3y agoU.K. & France both have Nuclear Weapons
- reactordev 3y agoTrump has bigger things to deal with than NATO accounting imho. He should be so scrutinizing internally.
- reactordev 3y ago“War is fundamentally different now than it was at the beginning of WW2. A nuclear superpower cannot be invaded.” You are right on the former, incorrect on the latter. Invasion looks different now that warfare has changed. You might have been invaded and not even know it. When was the last time you looked at your ssh logs?