What is NATO?

Answer 1

= What is NATO? = NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance formed on April 4, 1949, when 12 countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C. The original 12 NATO countries were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Each member nation agreed to treat attacks on any other member nation as if it were an attack on itself. In other words, any aggressor would have to face the entire alliance. This was NATO's policy of deterrence, a way of discouraging any attacks by the Soviet Union or other Eastern bloc countries. The organization had the further benefit of discouraging fighting among the member countries. Three years after it was formed, the alliance was joined by Greece and Turkey (in 1952). West Germany followed three years after that, in 1955, and Spain joined in 1982. After the fall of communism and the reunification of East and West Germany (c. 1990), all of Germany joined the alliance. At this point, with the Cold War (1947-89) over, many wondered what purpose the organization could serve. After all, the Soviet threat was no longer existent. However, other conflicts loomed on the horizon, including those in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the Albanian republic of Kosovo. Fearing the civil war in the former Yugoslav republic would spread, NATO sent in troops on the side of the Bosnian government. NATO also formed the Partnership for Peace in 1994: This program was joined by more than 20 countries, including former Eastern bloc nations, including Russia. Though these nations are not full members in the NATO alliance, the Partnership for Peace provides for joint military planning among signing nations. On March 12, 1999, three former Eastern bloc nations were given full membership in NATO: Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. Observers hailed the additions as evidence that Europe is becoming more unified. On April 23, 1999, the 50th anniversary of the alliance's founding, the 19 NATO member nations gathered in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the event, just after NATO had begun air-bombing Yugoslavia to pressure the government there to accept international terms aimed at bringing peace to the nation's Kosovo province, where ethnic conflicts between Serbs and Albanians had turned deadly. NATO is governed by the North Atlantic Council, which is made up of the heads of government of member nations or their representatives. It was headquartered in Paris until 1967, at which time the offices were moved to Brussels, Belgium.

Answer 2

NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which was established by the US and Western Europe following World War II. It originally consisted of twelve countries: the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, the Netherlands, Norway, Luxembourg, and Iceland. These countries agreed to come to the aid of any member who was attacked, and represented a common front against any territorial expansion by the USSR and the Warsaw Pact.

Through 2010, NATO has added members nations from the breakup of the Soviet Union's satellite bloc in Eastern Europe.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO, also called the "(North) Atlantic Alliance", is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium,[3] and the organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

NATO has added new members seven times since first forming in 1949 (the last two in 2009). NATO comprises 28 members: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The members of NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organisation] are [28 members] Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The Treaty of Brussels signed 17th March 1948 by France, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and the UK is thought to be the start of NATO. This Treaty and the Russian Blockage of Berlin led to the forming of the Western European Union Defence Organisation in September 1948. In order to counter the military might of Russia, it was deemed necessary to involve the USA, and new talks started immediately.

These talks created the North Atlantic Treaty signed on 4th April 1949 by the original five plus USA, Canada, Norway, Italy,Portugal, Iceland and Denmark.

The Berlin blockade convinced many Americans that the Soviets were bent on conquest. The public began to support a military alliance with Western Europe.

By April 1949, an agreement had been reached to create the Nourth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) a mutual defense alliance.

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NATO was formed in 1949. The point of NATO was to counter the threat of post-war communism extending it's influence into Europe using the method of collective defence. This means an attack on one member of NATO would be looked upon as an attack on all members, and all members of NATO would react against the common enemy.

In the 50's the Soviet Union made up their own counter-alliance known as the Warsaw Pact. These were the 2 sides of the cold war up to 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed and with it the Warsaw Pact.

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Advantages of a joining NATO are:

1. NATO helps create defensive programs for countries

(Helps a small country create an effective army.)

2. NATO helps countries with economical difficulties

(If the country is bankrupt NATO will give necessary supplies.)

3. Countries have a voice in European politics

(If Europe was to make a big decision , the members can have a vote/say

in the matter.)

4. Countries will receive help in case of military emergencies

(If there was an attack on the country, NATO would supply aid and equipment.)

These are just a few advantages of joining NATO.

• a political and military alliance between the U.S. and several European nations

Answer 3

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military/government alliance between several North American and European states. It is based on the North Atlantic Treaty. The purpose is basically to avoid wars, especially a war that could lead to a world wide conflict. Members of NATO agree to mutual defence should there be an attack by any external party.

Answer 4

Nato is about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.