North Atlantic Treaty Organization

British

noun

the full name of NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization Cultural

An international organization, begun in 1949. The members have pledged to settle disputes among themselves peacefully and to defend one another against outside aggressors. The founding members of NATO are Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. Greece, Spain, Turkey, and Germany became members later. France was a founding member, but withdrew from NATO's military command in 1967. The Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union and its allies largely in response to the formation of NATO. Since the end of the cold war, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland have joined.

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Throughout the day, he spoke with the leaders of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s secretary-general, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

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France’s new forward-deterrence doctrine is intended to supplement, rather than replace, U.S. nuclear deterrence through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Macron said.

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He called on him to share any credible information about security threats with him and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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Known as an A-Team, they were among nearly 100 soldiers sent by North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies to participate in this three-week grueling winter warfare training.

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The PSI model would get members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization working together on a priority of common interest.

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