What effect did the north atlantic treaty organization (nato) and the warsaw pact have on the cold war?

both of these organizations had no effect on the cold war and were quickly disbanded

they wanted to protect each other from possibly getting along with each other and from the soviet union's autobots.

the formation of these organizations to end the cold war and bring peace to the world.

both of these organizations to increase world tension during the cold war because an attack on any one nation was an attack on the entire alliance.