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Elements of the NATO Response Force were activated for the first time in NATO's history. [90] In March, NATO leaders met at Brussels for an extraordinary summit which also involved Group of Seven and European Union leaders. [91] NATO member states agreed to establish four additional battlegroups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. [92]
NATO member states agreed to establish four additional battlegroups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia, [46] and elements of the NATO Response Force were activated for the first time in NATO's history. [51] As of June 2022, NATO had deployed 40,000 troops along its 2,500-kilometre-long (1,550 mi) Eastern flank to deter Russian aggression.
NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Some Moldovan politicians, including former Prime Minister Iurie Leancă, have also supported the idea of unifying with neighboring Romania, with which Moldova shares a language and much of its history, and a poll in April 2021 found that 43.9% of those surveyed supported that idea. Romania is a current member of both NATO and the European ...
Article 5 has been invoked only once in NATO history, after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001. [50] [51] The invocation was confirmed on 4 October 2001, when NATO determined that the attacks were indeed eligible under the terms of the North Atlantic Treaty. [52]
NATO took on another new responsibility in the post-Cold War era by providing aid in the wake of 2005 Kashmir earthquake in Pakistan. NATO accepted a request from the Pakistani government for assistance and in total 3,500 tons of relief supplies were delivered to Pakistan whilst also sending medical teams and engineers. 17 August 2009 –
NATO Joint Military Symbology is the NATO standard for military map symbols. Originally published in 1986 as Allied Procedural Publication 6 ( APP-6 ), NATO Military Symbols for Land Based Systems , the standard has evolved over the years and is currently in its fifth version (APP-6D).
Pages in category "History of NATO" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...