• GiddyGap@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    NATO was, too. It’s like nuclear weapons. Deterrence. Not meant to be used, but it’s a stabilizer.

    That’s why Trump’s words are so harmful. It undermines the deterrence value and the trust. Even though the US is the only country that has ever needed to activate Article 5, after 911. But he probably doesn’t even know that.