NATO and Western Militarism in a Multipolar World
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Global Research News Hour 2017 Summer Series 6
By Michael Welch, Radhika Desai, Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, and Paul Kellogg
“In this pact, we hope to create a shield against aggression and the fear of aggression–a bulwark which will permit us to get on with the real business of government and society, the business of achieving a fuller and happier life for all our citizens.”
– Address by US President Harry S. Truman, on the occasion of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (April 4, 1949) [1]
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The establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in April of 1949 was defended, at least in public discourse, as a necessary bulwark against threats to peace posed by the Soviet Union.
Composed of 12 member states at the time, NATO was ...