Was NATO formed to prvent Russia from invading any neighboring European country?

jimmy

NATO was formed for the mutual defence of western Europe and North America.

ponderer

It is a country alliance before there is a war. If any in the organization is attacked the rest will engage to help repel any aggression. A psychological ploy to make Russia or any one to think twice before attacking a weak partner. The answer is more than just yes.

coverdaler

Perhaps. Depends on who you ask. But it is a mutual defence treaty- any state in Nato that gets invaded, well, NATO policy is to treat that as an attack against EVERY member of NATO. So, if Russia were to send troops into say Latvia, then Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, France, Ireland, Britain... would act as if Russia had invaded THEM as well.

Anonymous

Yes. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.

EdWinter

Was NATO formed to prevent the Soviet Union from invading any neighboring European country? There, fixed it for you, AnonnieGurl. Hey...you're welcome! Generally speaking, the answer is yes.