Nato - North atlantic Treaty organization
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international organization for defense collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 1949.
The core provision of the treaty is Article V, which states:
The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked, with the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.
This provision was intended so that if the Soviet Union launched an attack against the European allies of the United States, it would be treated as if it was an attack on the United States itself. However, the feared Soviet invasion of Europe never came.
Instead, the provision was used for the first time in the treaty's history on September 12, 2001 in response to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.
The core provision of the treaty is Article V, which states:
The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked, with the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.
This provision was intended so that if the Soviet Union launched an attack against the European allies of the United States, it would be treated as if it was an attack on the United States itself. However, the feared Soviet invasion of Europe never came.
Instead, the provision was used for the first time in the treaty's history on September 12, 2001 in response to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.