 During this period that the base lay dormant, the post office gave it the new name of Cornwallis, Nova Scotia for a postal outlet.However the re-emergence of a military threat in the form of the Soviet Union saw the RCN reconsider using the base once again.The creation of NATO in 1948 was an impetus for the issuance of a "stop sale" order in June of that year and in September the navy reclaimed possession.