For years. the alliance has pretended that security questions can be neatly compartmentalized as falling within or without NATOs sphere of competence. That sphere of competence is simplistically defined in terms of the area within the alliances geographic frontiers. But. in an era of highspeed. long distance communications and long range ballistic missiles. often armed with nuclear warheads. such compartmentalized. indeed isolationist. modes of thinking are totally outmoded. Our enemies are capable of striking us dead with nuclear or chemical means. regardless of whether they stand inside or outside a specified area. Conflict in Eastern Europe could prompt a tidal wave of unwanted immigrants into Western Europe. Aggression in the Middle East could disrupt vital energy supplies. In short.
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