The Vietnam War was a product of the rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union. It was part of the reasoning behind the construction of NATO and SEATO, both of which were created in fear of spreading communism ideals.
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There were a few organizations that the US formed during the Cold War. Two of the organizations were the Warsaw Pact and NATO.
Other than the "hot battles" of the cold war; Korea & Vietnam, no armies were used during the cold war. If any armies had been used...there would not have been a cold war! It would have been World War III. The standard "standing armies" (armies that existed but were never used) were the NATO (and the short lived SEATO) and Warsaw Pact armies. The Warsaw Pact armies were the USSR's version of the free world's NATO armies. Another words, had there been a war (instead of a cold war); NATO would have fought the Warsaw Pact armies.
SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) were both military alliances formed during the Cold War to counter perceived threats from communism. Similar to NATO, SEATO aimed to provide collective defense among member nations, but it was primarily focused on Southeast Asia rather than Europe. Unlike NATO, which has a well-defined structure and a strong political and military framework, SEATO faced challenges due to its lack of cohesion among members and the absence of a mutual defense clause that was effectively invoked. Additionally, SEATO's membership included countries with varying degrees of commitment to collective action, leading to its eventual decline and dissolution in 1977.
NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance led by the United States during the Cold War
It was origionated to slow and then stop the flow of communism without waging war. Kind of like the function of the United Nations. It's opposing organization is SEATO. (South East Asia Treaty Organization)
Ireland is not a member of NATO
In 1952 Greece joined NATO
To counter the Soviet's Warsaw Pact forces in Europe. WP was their NATO.
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Nato and The Warsaw Pact.