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Neither Russia or China pose any military threath to Europe unless we send our ships right up their shores.

Ukraine and the Baltic States are in Europe, no? The Baltic States are, for better or worse, NATO members and the alliance is bound to defend them.

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Can you name some of the latest NATO member that were defended by NATO?

Can you name some of the latest NATO member that were defended by NATO?

NATO has the "enhanced forward presence" (tanks) in Estonia and "Baltic air policing" (fighter jets) covering all 3.

West Germany during the Cold War? At least technically, USA (following 911)?

So, not a defence. There was no confrontation in East Germany.

NATO in practice is an offensive alliance as much as a defensive one.

There was no confrontation in East Germany.

The scenario BAOR was prepared for was the Third Shock Army surging through the Fulda Gap, and likewise the Third was prepared to do that.

The question was, did NATO ever defend anyone, not "did NATO prepare to defend anyone".

Are you counting defence only as actively fighting in response to an attack? Because deterrence is defence is its passive form of which NATO has done plenty

Since when Ukraine and Baltic States are not considered in Europe? Do you mean EU?

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