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Unless I am mistaken Turkey is a member of Nato.....
No, China is not a member of NATO.
NATO was designed to safeguard the freedom and security of its member countries by political and military means. NATO also plays a very important role in crisis management and peacekeeping with countries.
NATO's role (when first founded) was to protect its member countries from the USSR. (Now Russia.) Since the USSR no longer exists, NATO's role is to protect the national sovereignty of its member countries.
As a member of NATO, the EU and UN, Germany is "friends" with many other countries.
No member country has ever left NATO. Only new member countries have joined over the past.The current 28 NATO member countries are:AlbaniaBelgiumBulgariaCanadaCroatiaCzech RepDenmarkEstoniaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited States
There were four more member nations of NATO than of the Warsaw Pact. NATO consisted of 12 countries, while the Warsaw Pact consisted of only 8 countries.
That is correct.
A consensus between all 28 member countries.
To come to its defense.
NATO stands for 'North Atlantic Treaty Organization'.NATO promotes the defense of all NATO member countries.