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Introduction
NATO
NATO in War
NATO Commanders and Forces
The Warsaw Pact
Nuclear Deterrent
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After the end of the Second World War, the two super
Powers - the Soviet Union and the United States of
America - sought to keep the balance of military power by aligning themselves with their respective allies.
This resulted in the countries of Western Europe and
America forming NATO and the Soviet Union maintained a policy of controlling Eastern Europe by forming the Warsaw Pact.
NATO
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NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Created on 4 April 1949
There were twelve countries whose representatives signed the inaugural agreement - Belgium; Denmark; France;
Iceland; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Norway; Portugal;
United Kingdom; Italy; Canada and USA
The cornerstone of NATO is that all members agreed to come to the aid of any member state if they are attacked.
1952 Greece and Turkey joined NATO
1955 the Federal Republic of Germany became a NATO member r
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The command structure of NATO is designed for a purely defensive war
In order to prepare for a possible attack from
Warsaw Pact countries the NATO countries worked together to prepare contingency plans, pre-position huge stocks of equipment and supplies in Europe and conducted large scale exercises. s e c r o
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There are three Major NATO Commanders (MNC)
2. Supreme Allied Commander Europe who is an American
General
3. Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic who is an American
Admiral
4. Commander in Chief Channel who is a British Admiral
Land Forces come under the command of Allied Command
Europe and the defence of the Atlantic Ocean from the
Tropic of Cancer to the North Pole is the responsibility of the
Allied Commander Atlantic
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The Warsaw Treaty Organisation is also known as the Warsaw
Pact
Created on 14 May 1955
There were eight countries