nato

     

Coorinates: 50°52′34.16″N, 4°25′19.24″E

Trivia about nato

  • In March 1997 Clinton & Yeltsin agreed to disagree on the expansion of this defense organization
  • In 1990, Germany replaced West Germany as a member of this defense alliance founded in 1949
  • In 1966 France withdrew from the military wing of this organization
  • In 1949 Italy became a founding member of this Western military alliance
  • Once a part of the Warsaw Pact, Romania joined this military alliance in 2004
  • In 1995 troops of this international organization replaced U.N. forces as peacekeepers in Bosnia
  • In 1949 the U.S. joined this Western defense pact; our 1st ever peacetime alliance
  • In 1949 Canada joined the United States & 10 other nations to form this military alliance
  • This organization was formed in April 1949 to counter the Soviet Union
  • Prime Minister Berisha called the 2008 membership invitation to Albania by this alliance "a miracle"
  • International organization whose flag is seen here
  • As commander of this alliance, 1950-52, Ike was hampered by the depleted condition of European armies
  • In 2004 7 countries that were once Soviet allies were admitted as new members of this military alliance
  • All 28 members of this international organization have sent troops to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan
  • On March 29, 2004 Latvia & 6 other ex-Communist nations joined this organization
  • Breaking a long tradition of neutrality, Denmark joined this military alliance in 1949
  • The veterans group for this Cold War alliance's military forces is based in New Brunswick