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Introduction: NATO at 40: Still Needed? |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / SPECIAL REPORT--NATO AT40: STILL NEEDED? |
| Author: Editor |
| Publication:
The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/1989 |
| Size: 624 Words, 3,848 Characters |
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As NATO begins its fifth decade, an increasing number of observers are asking if, in a new era of superpower cooperation, it is still needed or even relevant. Whether the cooperation is permanent or temporary, they argue, the old "imminent invasion" rationale for NATO no longer obtains, particularly in the wake of the U.S.-Soviet agreement limiting intermediate-range nuclear forces ...
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...is more subtle than when they were more overtly menacing, stresses the need for unity among the allies. This is particularly true, he says, in arms control negotiations. "We must look to the long term and achieve agreements that will maintain Western security no matter who rules the Soviet Union." In the maintenance of such security, most experts agree, NATO's role will continue to be significant.
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