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As Ireland is not a member of NATO it does not benefit from integrated European military radar detection systems nor NATO-level equipment. The Air Corps does not have the ability to intercept fast jet aircraft, and previous air incursions have seen the British Royal Air Force (RAF), a NATO ally, respond to and escort unwelcome aircraft out of ...
Ireland currently does not seek to join NATO, but does work to improve the Defence Forces' interoperability with NATO. [241] Ireland was neutral during World War II, though the country cooperated with Allied intelligence and permitted the Allies use of Irish airways and ports.
Nato’s doors are open to any European country that wants to join and can meet the requirements and obligations. Importantly, Nato takes its decisions by consensus, so every member has a veto.
All members have militaries, except for Iceland, which does not have a typical army (but it does have a coast guard and a small unit of civilian specialists for NATO operations). Three of NATO's members are nuclear weapons states: France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. NATO has 12 original founding member states.
Nato chief Mark Rutte echoes incoming US president Donald Trump's call for members to spend more.
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It also allows stopovers by some foreign military aircraft, provided they are not armed. Ireland is one of four European Union countries that are not members of NATO; the others are Austria, Cyprus and Malta. The compatibility of neutrality with Ireland's EU membership has been a point of debate in EU treaty referendum campaigns since the 1990s.
Ireland was invited to join NATO but did not wish to be in an alliance that included the United Kingdom. [22] Attached the condition of Irish reunification to membership. [22] Was clear that NATO would defend Ireland in the event of war, in part because Northern Ireland belonged to the United Kingdom. [22]