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Three of NATO's members are nuclear weapons states: France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. NATO has 12 original founding member states. Three more members joined between 1952 and 1955, and a fourth joined in 1982. Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has added 16 more members from 1999 to 2024. [1]
Map of NATO enlargement (1952–present). The history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) begins in the immediate aftermath of World War II.In 1947, the United Kingdom and France signed the Treaty of Dunkirk and the United States set out the Truman Doctrine, the former to defend against a potential German attack and the latter to counter Soviet expansion.
West Germany joined NATO in 1955, which led to the formation of the rival Warsaw Pact during the Cold War. The North Atlantic Treaty was largely dormant until the Korean War initiated the establishment of NATO to implement it with an integrated military structure.
Relations between NATO members and Spain under dictator Francisco Franco were strained for many years, in large part because Franco had cooperated with the Axis powers during World War II. [16] Though staunchly anti-communist, Franco reportedly feared in 1955 that a Spanish application for NATO membership might be vetoed by its members at the ...
Animated map of NATO membership over time. ... Subsequent expansions, such as to West Germany in 1955, were treated in the same way. [63] In 1954, ...
NATO Map Symbol: The United ... August 1955) MG Philip De Witt Ginder (acting, August 1955 - October 1955) LTG William Howard Arnold (November 1955 - December 1960)
The US increased its commitment to NATO, invited Greece and Turkey to join, and stationed troops in Europe. NATO established a unified command structure, and West Germany joined in 1955. In 1949, the US launched Point Four, a program to provide technological aid to developing countries with a $25 million budget.
1955 NATO field exercise Carte Blanche area outlined in yellow; red "R" is attacker's headquarters, blue "B" is defender's headquarters. Area within France is approximate. Aircraft from the Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force played defense, against a similar, invading force played by NATO's Second Allied Tactical Air Force. [4]