The time, a concept thougt of as arcane or at least unreal.

This extraordinary tale took place somewhere well within the acknowledged path of time, something the general public calls history. A conscious mind would sooner or later find the forced concept of an evenly distributed and uniform flow rather appalling and constricting the normal flow of ideas. However, for obvious reason, that aspect will be ignored as most of the readers are probably not educated enough to delve deeper into how our universe actually works.
It concerns the foundation and the first activities of our most beloved defensive alliance on this side of the galaxy, NATO. The more enlightened ones around have probably also pondered upon the reasons behind forming such a great establishment. I mean, why should some sovereign countries subject their underfunded, understaffed and under equipped armies to some committee who is probably far more interested in Realpolitik than in actual causes which matter. The reason is extra-terrestrial visits. It is not simply possible to defend this tiny blue planet from all those space-beasts, when we refuse to cooperate. it would be all too easy for them to skip from one country to another, while the neighbours a re calmly standing by if not cheering the ruffians on. Simply by refusing crossborders cooperation, our cause is doomed to fail under the onslaught of those pesky newcomers. Claiming that USpotentially devastating attack on not only everything we believe in but also on the species itself. There is no reason for us to expect that some Reticulans would care even a little bit for the survival our our meager kind. That is the reason why we need top grade weapons systems ASAP. All those who dare to try to enter our glorious atmosphere must be set ablaze using various hi-tech means possible. A combo consisting of a few missiles, followed by a few million rounds from an average mini gun and finally toping it off with a touch of napalm, would be desirable.A would be able to handle such an event is a clear underestimation of the powers harnessed by all kinds of galactic monsters. I mean, that it would be stupid to stand alone against such a