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Re:Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO by sgjohnson on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:20AM (#35440068)
> This is one of the rules of NATO itself.

It would be odd to have such a rule, because NATO is a defensive alliance that is of no threat to any of the bordering countries.

Russia’s concern is out of the thin air, because if NATO really wanted it to, with how incompetent the russian army is, I estimate it’s 3 days to take Moscow.

The only people afraid of the Russian army are Russian men of military age.

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Re:Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO by andreygrehov on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:20AM (#35440084)
> It would be odd to have such a rule

I mean, read their rules.

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Re:Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO by sgjohnson on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:21AM (#35440100)
You made the claim, the burden of proof is on you.
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Re:Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO by SllX on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:58AM (#35440704)
Why don’t you read them?

https://1997-2001.state.gov/regions/eur/fs_members.html

Those are the minimum requirements for new members, everything else is negotiated in the accession process.

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