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This is what the birth of the most powerful military alliance of all time looked like
This is what the birth of the most powerful military alliance of all time looked like
Alex LockieApr 4, 2017, 21:16 IST
Photograph of President Truman signing the document implementing the North Atlantic Treaty at his desk in the Oval Office, as a number of dignitaries look on: (left to right) Sir Derick Boyer Millar, Chargé d'affaires, United Kingdom; Ambassador Henrik de Kauffmann of Denmark; W. D. Matthews, Charge d'Affaires, Canada; Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne of Norway; Ambassador Henri Bonnet of France; Ambassador Pedro Theotonio Pereira of Portugal; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Jonkheer O. Reuchlin, Chargé d'affaires, the Netherlands; and Mario Lucielli, Chargé d'affaires, Italy.Abbie Rowe via Wikimedia Commons
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On April 4, 1949, the US, Canada, and 11 European nations signed the most powerful military alliance of all time.
NATO.
Founded by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, the Netherlands, UK, and US for three key reasons: deter Soviet expansionism, halt the revival of nationalist militarism throughout Europe, and encourage European political integration.
Today, the now 28-nation military alliance continues to bring stability to Europe and plays a role in nearly every part of the world.
