The correct answer is B) provide defense and protection against the Soviet Union and their atomic weapons.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created by numerous democratic and capitalist countries who were trying to stop the spread of Soviet influence all over the world. This group formed as both a political and military alliance. If the Soviet Union were to attack any member of this group, all other nations would provide military assistance in fighting against the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union responded by making a similar organization known as the Warsaw Pact.
