North Atlantic Treaty Organization

noun

1. the full name of NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

1. An international organization, begun in 1949. The members have pledged to settle disputes among themselves peacefully and to defend one another against outside aggressors. The founding members of NATO are Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. Greece, Spain, Turkey, and Germany became members later. France was a founding member, but withdrew from NATO's military command in 1967. The Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union and its allies largely in response to the formation of NATO. Since the end of the cold war, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland have joined.

Example Sentences

Ukraine would have to agree at least for several years to abandon joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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Western officials say Russia is seeking to destabilize members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization through covert acts of sabotage it can easily deny.

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Sabotage, cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns have allowed Russia to assert itself in the region without directly entering a war with members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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It says Kyiv was working to develop nuclear weapons ahead of an attack on Russia with the full backing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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Proponents of a mandatory system have pointed to the need of rapidly beefing up military ranks to deter Russia from attacking North Atlantic Treaty Organization members.

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