Why Does NATO Still Exist?

By Maziar Aptin, February 7, 2024

In brief, NATO was created by 12 countries from Europe and North

America on April 4, 1949. The purpose of creating this military alliance

was to counter the Soviet Union and to contain communism. 

In response, the Soviet Union created the Warsaw Pact.

On December 26, 1991, the Soviet Union was dismantled, and all

members of the Warsaw Pact declared independence and

Consequently the Warsaw Pact was disintegrated.

As we can see, the creation of NATO was a military alliance against

the Soviet Union. Now, if the Soviet Union no longer exists, then

NATO should be dismantled as well; but unfortunately, with the

leadership of the United States, since 1991 NATO has been

expanding. 

My question is: Why is there a need for NATO to begin with!

After the fall of the Soviet Union, the West rightfully built friendly

relationships with former Warsaw Pact members such as Poland,

Czech Republic, the Balkan countries, and the rest, except with

Russia.

In my opinion, the existence of NATO is tied to the power of “the

military industrial complex” (the phrase President Eisenhower had

coined).

If there is no conflict in the world, the war material-producing

companies will go out of business. As such, NATO’s existence makes

sense for those companies, but not for the victims or the rest of the

world's citizens, or for humanity.