What is NATO, and its purpose?

Question

I have an ambiguous idea of what NATO is, however, would someone be so kind enough to share their explanation of it with me?

Answer 1

homework> google ,wickepedia..try it yourself.

Answer 2

NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is made up of many European countries and to no surprise the U.S. is the dominant force. It is basically a military alliance that when a country joins it promises mutual defense to any NATO satellite(as in state) if attack by an outside party. NATO plays a smaller role today unlike in the days of the cold war. If Warsaw Pact forces invaded west Germany NATO would be there waiting for them.

Answer 3

NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Answer 4

NATO = North American Treaty Organization. An organization of about 26 European and North American nations bound by treaties. Basically, this is an organization of nations who will come to the aid and defense of member countries and take joint action against aggressors. Organized about 1949 as response to the Red scare after W.W. II. (the cold war).

NATO is presently active in the Balkans and Afghanistan.

Answer 5

North Atlantic treaty organization. Europe and US banded together to counter the threat of the Soviet Union. An attack against one would be considered an attack against all.

one significantitem was the NATO round., a 7/62 MM cartridge which would fit all NATO weapons. One single type of rifle ammo rather than many.


SEATO-South east Asia treaty organization,
ANZUS- Australia, New Zealand, USA..

Answer 6

North Atlantic Treaty Organization -

They were formed to counter the Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries during the Cold War. Europe and the West feared, at the time, Soviet aggression and the Western and European countries formed an alliance against this threat.

Answer 7

I think it stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. I'm guessing it would be an alliance of all the countries that signed that treaty. Sorry I don't have more info. Check it out on the Internet.

Answer 8

Good question, used to be to protect Europe from USSR

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Answer 9

North Atlantic Treaty Organization is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members by political and military means.

Answer 10

short version

Military alliance including North American and Western European countries formed at the start of the Cold War (since expanded to include some former Bloc countries)

Purpose was a commitment to defending any member nation that came under attack in their own country

Answer 11

it's a mutual defense pact originally started to combat communist aggression. now if any NATO nation gets attacked, the nation has access to the troops of other member nations to ward the invader.