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Also Known As NATO
Date August 24, 1949 - present
Areas Of Involvement defense
Related People Dwight D. Eisenhower • Harry S. Truman • Konrad Adenauer • Eric K. Shinseki • John Shalikashvili • Dean Acheson • Ernest Bevin • Joseph Dunford • Javier Solana • Jaap de Hoop Scheffer • Rick Hillier • Alcide De Gasperi • Willy Claes • Maurice Couve de Murville • Paul-Henri Spaak

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  • No country that has joined NATO has ever opted to leave it.
  • The Russian occupation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 prompted NATO to cease cooperation with Russia.

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