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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (view source)
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[[Image:NATO1.gif|thumb|300px| NATO committee.]]
[[Image:NATO1.gif|thumb|300px| NATO committee.]]
The '''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''' (NATO) is a military alliance of 28 nations, founded in 1949 to combat the spread of [[communism]] from [[Central Europe]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. Its current secretary is [[Jaap de Hoop Scheffer]] of the [[Netherlands]].
The '''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''' (NATO) is a military alliance of 28 nations, founded in 1949 to combat the spread of [[communism]] from [[Central Europe]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. Its current secretary is [[Jens Stoltenberg]] of [[Norway]].
Since the fall of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991, NATO has departed immensely from its original purpose.
Since the fall of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991, NATO has departed immensely from its original purpose.