The reason why NATO was established is that it has interests. In the post-war confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, Western Europe was like an anvil between two sledgehammers. Once there is a conflict between the two sides, the first goal of the Soviet Union will be Western Europe.
Therefore, Western European countries want to drag the United States to Western Europe and let it bear the heavy defense burden. They can free up their hands to restore the economy and develop people's livelihood. The United States, on the other hand, has other plans, both to control western Europe and unwilling to pay too high a price for it. As a result, the two sides bargained for a long time.
Until April 4th, 1949, the foreign ministers of the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Portugal and Italy held a signing ceremony in the State Council, DC. On August 24th, the North Atlantic Treaty came into effect.
The Brussels Treaty Organization is a prelude to the formation of NATO.
After the signing of the Treaty of Brussels, all five contracting States believed that security in Western Europe could not be achieved without the United States. Belgian Foreign Minister Spock said, "Without the participation of the United States, this defense arrangement will have no practical value." French Foreign Minister Peter Toure said that only the help of the United States can effectively solve the "problem of resisting aggression" in European countries.
British Foreign Secretary Bevan believes that unless a "collective resistance agreement" including the United States is formulated, Europe cannot save itself. Although the United States fully supports the Brussels Treaty, as a tool to control Western Europe and contain the Soviet Union, it is far from enough to rely solely on the Treaty, and the establishment of NATO is imminent.
The establishment of NATO is divided into three steps: the first step is the Vandenberg resolution to break the isolationism of the United States; The second step is for the United States to safeguard its own interests at the Washington conference; The third step is to sign the North Atlantic Treaty and establish the dominant position of the United States in NATO.
Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-NATO