abbreviation for
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, a military
alliance established (1949) by Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
France, Great Britain, Iceland,
Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United
States, and later joined by Greece and Turkey (1952) and
West Germany (1955). Its aim is to safeguard the
Atlantic community, particularly against the Soviet bloc.
abbreviation for
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, an international
organization begun in 1949 whose
member countries have pledged to settle disputes among themselves peacefully and to defend one another against outside aggressors.
abbreviation for
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization. An international
organization, begun in 1949. Members have pledged to settle disputes among themselves peacefully, and to defend one another against outside aggressors.
Member nations
include Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Iceland,
Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United
States, Greece, Spain, Turkey and
West Germany and
France.