This NATO Standard Issue Service Rifles Poster is Ideal For the Military Memorabilia Collector

With the ongoing conflict in Black Sea region, the role and importance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has once again risen to the forefront. Apart from its detractors who argue that the alliance has lived out its usefulness in an age where its nemesis the Soviet Union no longer exists, there are those who argue that the existence of the NATO military alliance has been the bulwark of Cooperation and integration and its continued existence serves to benefit peace and stability in the North Atlantic region.

The NATO was founded on April 4th. 1949 with the stated goal of containing the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact states. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the NATO has expanded to include all the former Warsaw Pact states including Romania and Bulgaria and former Soviet Republics Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Sixty-five years after its founding, the alliance has once again seen life with the conflict in the Black Sea region. The future of the NATO is undoubtedly one of expansion and inclusion and may potentially become a global military alliance including states far outside the North Atlantic region. Future members are knocking at the door and another round of inclusions could possibly include countries such as Georgia, Israel, Japan, South Korea and more.

The poster depicts the infantry weapons of the 30 member NATO military alliance. The standard issue service rifle of each member state is depicted in silhouette form against a light-colored background with information about the weapon provided such as name, date it entered service and manufacturer.