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]]. | 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]]. |