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Cold War question: What was NATO and what was its purpose? The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was to protect European Nations during wartime. ... What purpose did NATO form? What is not NATO'S purpose? What was the purpose on NATO? What wa sthe purpose of nato? What wa the purpose for NATO? Which is not a purpose of...
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO for short is an organization formed after the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed in 1949. The purpose is to be a collective defense against any attacks from outside parties.
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Above: NATO Flag & 3AD decal with motto "Point of NATO Shield"; ... OUR PURPOSE IN EUROPE; (written in 1976) ... NATO's policy is based on two principles. The first is to maintain adequate military strength and political unity to deter aggression and other forms of military or political pressure.
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www.3ad.com/history/cold.war/nato.mission.htm
www.3ad.com/history/cold.war/nato.mission.htm
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NATO's purpose, however, has been less clear since the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union were dissolved in 1991. Organization. NATO has a civilian branch and a military branch. The civilian branch includes the North Atlantic Council, the highest authority in NATO.
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members.tripod.com/more_tra/1e_nato_txt.htm
members.tripod.com/more_tra/1e_nato_txt.htm
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NATO Secretary General meets Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein ... On 10 December 2009, H.R.H. Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan paid an official visit to the NATO Headquarters, to meet NATO’s Secretary General H.E. Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
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www.nato.int/
www.nato.int/
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Ira Straus has written an interesting analysis of the rise of the West, the shift of the center of Western Civilization toward the Atlantic, and his view of the purpose of NATO as an organizing force to strengthen Atlantic Civlization:
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www.parapundit.com/archives/000604.html
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Indeed, the purpose of NATO was to ensure peace and stability in Europe by maintaining a level of deterrent which refrained the Soviet Union from attacking NATO or one of its member states. NATO ensured that we were never at war with the Soviets by preparing itself for war against the Soviets.
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www.brusselsjournal.com/node/3876
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