Forged in the ashes of World War Two, NATO was for decades the West's last defence against the threat of nuclear annihilation from the Soviet Union.
In the latest episode of Battle Plans Exposed, former defence intelligence expert Philip Ingram looks at how the alliance has been restored to its original might to meet Putin's challenge.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the most powerful and enduring military alliance in history.
It was born from a pact between 12 nations in 1949 - as it became clear Joseph Stalin was prepared to use force to achieve his ambitions for the USSR.
"The core of this promise," Ingram explains, "the sacred text of the Alliance, is Article 5".
This crucial clause states that an attack on one member shall be an attack on them all - meaning all Nato nations would mobilise to defend any other which comes under fire.
The combined might of all the Alliance - which includes the world's biggest defence budget in the US military - is a stiff deterrent for would-be invaders, and an alluring safety net for vulnerable nations.
Article 5 has been triggered just once in the Alliance's history, but another, Article 4, is rolled out more often.
Both Poland and Estonia have recently called on it after dangerous escalations by Russia.
Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36997477/rise-alliance-nato-readies-battle-putin/
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