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​ NATO

Who is Nato?


 * NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 * The United States is a member NATO, as the picture shows the U.S. flag in the top right.

What is NATO?
 * NATO is an Intergovernmental Military Alliance that follows the treaty
 * The North Atlantic Treaty is a treaty that was signed between several European countries, The United States, and Canada. It states that if a country belonging to NATO is attacked the other countries will provide military support. "Attacking one of us is attacking all of us"

When was NATO
 * NATO was formed in 1949
 * The treaty was signed April 4, 1949

Where is NATO?
 * NATO Headquarters is in Brussels, Germany
 * The conferences can be held any where in the world

Why does NATO exist?
 * NATO exists so that its members can get together and colaborate on security issues, like 9/11 for example
 * It is also an extra defense force for the countries involved. If you attack one of the members then you are attacking them all