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Re:The French armed forces are planning for high-intensity war by goatinaboat on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:15PM (#26798595)
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.

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Re:The French armed forces are planning for high-intensity war by sudosysgen on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:32PM (#26798850)
The question was, did NATO ever defend anyone, not "did NATO prepare to defend anyone".
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Re:The French armed forces are planning for high-intensity war by goatinaboat on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @02:34AM (#26803682)
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
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