North African Theater of Operations AUGHTY -- Alimbit River, New Britain AUSEATE -- Kapoli River, New Britain AVAJO -- Cape Aulop, New Britain
Military alliance of West European nations, Canada & US, created in 1949, to serve as Cold War deterrent to threat from USSR/Warsaw Pact nations. One of the most effective military alliances ever created, it's now groping to redefine its mission. Its effectiveness will be neutralised if NATO becomes the military arm of the socialist, bureaucratic UN.
orth tlantic reaty rganisation. An alliance which was formed to confront the USSR and continued after its demise. Nineteen countries are members including US, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Greece. Plans are afoot to include countries bordering on Russia.
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
A postwar alliance which integrated the armed forces of a number of Western nations in both Europe and North America.
Founded in 1949 (by the Washington Treaty) and based in Brussels, Belgium. It has 16 member states, namely the EU Member States (except Austria, Finland, Ireland and Sweden), Canada, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Turkey and the USA. The EU's Security and Defence Policy is designed to respect the obligations of the NATO Treaty on its members.
National Association of Theater Owners
an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
Defense alliance originally created in 1949 to counter the potential threat of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies; now includes some of those former enemies in its membership.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
An alliance of 26 countries roughly bordering the north Atlantic Ocean - Canada, U.S., most EU members, and Turkey. NATO was established after World War II as part of the United Nations. Originally designed to defend only member nations, it expanded its role to include the war on terrorism after 9/11, which was considered an attack on the U.S.
The North Atlantic Treaty OrganisationNATO uses British English spelling. This convention is discussed in its http://www.nato.int/issues/faq/index.html#C4 online frequently asked questions: "Q: Why do you spell 'organisation' with an 's' and not a 'z'? A: By tradition, NATO uses European English spellings in all public information documents...".