Originally Posted by
AreOut
their nuclear capacity is better than NATO not only because of better rocketry but also because they have more area which would be habitable after nuclear exchange
conventionally NATO is much better especially navy is no contest
Are we sure about that? Remember one of the tenets of force is concentration. Unless both sides go face to face for a slugfest the advantage likes with the one who gets the better force in place first.
It would be relatively easy to roll up national forces thus triggering Article 5, but a coup de main would be a game changer.