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Sub units: Why Nato was set up | Why the Warsaw Pact was set up

In 1955 the Soviet Union, incensed by the inclusion of West Germany, decided that Nato could not be allowed to organise a military force without a challenge. The Soviet Union combined with its closest neighbours - all of whom were ruled by pro-Soviet communist governments - to organise a force for counter-attack.

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Sub units: Why Nato was set up | Why the Warsaw Pact was set up

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