NATO
From Hobson's Choice
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Created as an alliance of Western nations against the (unnamed) risk of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe.
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Member States
NATO membership includes both treaty obligation to the other members, and also inclusion in a unified command structure. No member state has ever withdrawn from the NATO charter, but two have withdrawn from the unified command structure, and two have no armed forces.
Charter Members (4 April 1949)
- Belgium
- Canada
- Denmark
- France (withdrew from unified command, 1965)
- Iceland (no army or navy)
- Italy
- Luxembourg (no armed forces)
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
(18 Feb 1952)
(9 May 1955)
- West Germany (since 1990, united Germany)
(30 May 1982)
(12 March 1999)
(29 March 2004)
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