is the exsitance of nato still relevant?

Answer 1

it is for the US,we store nukes in NATO countries

Answer 2

I don't think so. Since their primary mission of being a force in opposition to the Warsaw Pact in Europe ended on December 24, 1991 when the Hammer and Sickle flag of the Soviet Union was replaced by the Tricolor flag of the Russian Federation on the Kremlin's flag post in Moscow, NATO should have cased their colors the next day and locked the doors of their headquarters in Mons, Belgium. They had accomplished their mission.
Since that fateful day in 1991, they have proven themselves to be a fairly inept military force. In the Kosovo campaign, ninety percent of the air combat sorties were carried out by aircraft from the three English-speaking member states: Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.
None of the other member states, with the exception of the Netherlands, is very keen on increasing their troop commitments in Afghanistan, despite it flowing out from the only instance in which the alliance invoked Article 5 and declared that the attack on America of September 11, 2001 was an attack on all.
Joint Task Force 151, which is a NATO Naval force, seems to be the only military venture in the organization which is working with some degree of success and participation by the European member states.
Simply put, absent the U.S., the rest of the alliance's military does not have the heavy lift capability to move troops and equipment in an expeditious manner. They don't have the needed air assets to carry out any sort of air interdiction campaign. Many of their Social Democratic regimes are politically averse to placing any of their citizens in danger via any sort of heavy military action.
In short, they need to shut down.

Answer 3

Yes, but it should maintain itself in the European theater and not stretch itself into Asia or any other continent for that matter. That's asking for trouble. NATO troops are in Afghanistan, and Muslims may perceive that as a new crusade.

Answer 4

Yes and when Putin decides to join the world of democracy.
Than it would be time to put away NATO.

Answer 5

I didn't hink so for awhile but now with the emergence of Vladimir Putin's new Soviet Union, it is relevant again. We're back to the Fulda gap again.

Answer 6

Yes. not a war in western Europe in 60 years is reason enough for me.