The nicest thing one can say about that arrangement is that it failed to start WW III
You say this like it’s some kind of grudging acknowledgement, but it’s actually the entire point of the structure and a Big F’n Deal. Recall that there was less than 25 years between WW1 and WW2. It’s been almost 80 years without WW3, despite high tensions at various times.
WW3 would have been catastrophic, and preventing it is a great accomplishment.
You say this like it’s some kind of grudging acknowledgement, but it’s actually the entire point of the structure and a Big F’n Deal. Recall that there was less than 25 years between WW1 and WW2. It’s been almost 80 years without WW3, despite high tensions at various times. WW3 would have been catastrophic, and preventing it is a great accomplishment.