What is NATO

North Atlantic pact Organization i. e. (NATO)

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On April 4, 1949 12 counties sign the pact.

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NATO is a political and military alliance.

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Article 5, which permits collective defense against any member state in the case of aggression

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West Germany joined in 1955, Greece and Turkey in 1952, and Spain in 1982

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