North Atlantic Treaty

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collective defense agreement founding treaty international treaty

The North Atlantic Treaty is the 1949 founding agreement that created the NATO military alliance, establishing collective defense commitments among Western nations during the early Cold War.

Aliases (10)

Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty ×2
Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty ×2
Article 6 of the North Atlantic Treaty ×1
NATO Treaty ×1
NATO commitments ×1
North Atlantic Treaty (NATO ratification) ×1
North Atlantic Treaty 1949 ×1
North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 ×1
United States entry into NATO ×1
Washington Treaty ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collective defense agreement → founding treaty → international treaty →
alsoKnownAs	Washington Treaty →
articleCount	14 →
category	Military alliances → Treaties establishing intergovernmental organizations →
createdOrganization	NATO → North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
dateSigned	1949-04-04 →
definesPrinciple	collective self-defense →
depositary	Government of the United States of America →
enteredIntoForce	1949-08-24 →
foundingMember	Belgium → Canada → Denmark → France → Iceland → Italy → Luxembourg → Netherlands → Norway → Portugal → United Kingdom → United States →
foundingMembersCount	12 →
geographicalScope	North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer →
hasPreamble	true →
historicalContext	early Cold War →
influencedBy	perceived threat from the Soviet Union →
isMultilateral	true →
keyArticle	Article 4 → Article 5 →
language	English → French →
legalBasis	Article 51 of the United Nations Charter →
obligationType	mutual defense obligation →
placeSigned	Washington, D.C. →
purpose	collective defense → deterrence of armed attack → political and military cooperation among member states →
region	North Atlantic area →
relatedOrganization	United Nations →
requires	unanimous agreement for accession of new members →
shortName	NATO Treaty →
signatoryType	sovereign state →
signedInCountry	United States →
significance	cornerstone of Western collective security during the Cold War →
subjectMatter	international relations → security and defense →
yearSigned	1949 →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allied Command Operations → North Atlantic Council ("Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty") → North Atlantic Council ("Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty") →	legalBasis
North Atlantic area → North Atlantic area ("Article 6 of the North Atlantic Treaty") →	definedBy
NATO military doctrine → NATO military doctrine ("Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty") →	isBasedOn
Modified Brussels Treaty → United States Ambassador to NATO →	relatedTo
North Atlantic Treaty ("Washington Treaty") →	alsoKnownAs
NATO Secretary General →	associatedWith
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defence Purposes ("North Atlantic Treaty of 1949") →	complements
North Atlantic Council →	establishedBy
NATO military commands →	follows
North Atlantic Council →	foundedBy
NATO →	foundedByTreaty
NATO missions →	hasLegalBasis
Treaties of the United Kingdom ("North Atlantic Treaty 1949") →	hasPart
strategic direction of the Royal Air Force ("NATO commitments") →	influencedBy
NATO ("Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty") →	keyArticle
Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance →	modeledAsCounterpartTo
Robert A. Taft ("United States entry into NATO") →	opposed
81st United States Congress ("North Atlantic Treaty (NATO ratification)") →	passedLegislation
North Atlantic Treaty ("NATO Treaty") →	shortName
Harry S. Truman →	signedInstrument