What gives NATO faith that they are prepared for a possible confrontation?

NATO has their faith on the existence of Nuclear Bombs and ICBMs, and the fact that all member states are agreed for a mutual defense if ever one of them will be attacked. It is important to not forget that NATO has three permanent members of the United Nation Security Council,which decides on the nuclear and war issues.

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2686-2181 bce-- "egyptian civilization developed along the nile river in large part because the river’s annual flooding ensured reliable, rich soil for growing crops."

1069-664 bce-- "ancient egyptians developed wide-reaching trade networks along the nile, in the red sea, and in the near east."

the pogroms became known as kristallnacht, the "night of shattered glass," for the shattered glass from the store windows that littered the streets. the morning after the pogroms 30,000 german jewish men were arrested for the "crime" of being jewish and sent to concentration camps, where hundreds of them perished.