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Coordinates 50°52'34.16?N 4°25'19.24?E? / ?50.8761556, 4.4220111 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) French Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord (OTAN), also called the (North) Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium,[3] and the organization constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. For its first few years, NATO was not much more than a political association. However, the Korean War galvanized the member states, and an integrated military structure was built up under the direction of two U.S. supreme commanders. The first NATO Secretary General Lord Ismay famously stated the organization's goal was "to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down".[4] Throughout the Cold War doubts over the strength of the relationship between the European states and the United States ebbed and flowed, along with doubts over the credibility of the NATO defence against a prospective Soviet invasion - doubts that led to the development of the independent French nuclear deterrent and the withdrawal of the French from NATO's military structure from 1966. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the organization became drawn into the Balkans while building better links with former potential enemies to the east, which culminated with several former Warsaw Pact states joining the alliance in 1999 and 2004. Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, NATO has attempted to refocus itself to new challenges and has deployed troops to Afghanistan and trainers to Iraq.
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Body Building Anatomy by John Smi
The anatomy of body building includes knowing what muscles are located where and how they are grown most effectively. It can be confusing, so as you read this article, find a mirror and locate the muscles on your own body. When you are body buildin...
Anatomy Of A Good Moisturizer by Stephen Cauldry
Attempting to decode the ingredients on the back of a skin moisturizer product can be a little overwhelming. Luckily for those of us lacking a degree in chemistry, all moisturizers are pretty much structured in the same fashion. Moisturizers mimic th...
The Penis - Know Your (Or Your Partner's) Anatomy by sacha tarkovsky
The man’s sexual (and excretory) organ, the penis, is not as simple as it may appear. One should know all about his penis, and connected sexual organs, as it plays, in one way or another, an important part in every man’s life.
The Penis Size ...
The Pubococcygeus Muscle : An Important Anatomy Lesson by Marc Deschamps
Copyright 2006 Marc Deschamps
What most people don't know is that the pubococcygeus muscle (pyoo-bo-cocksee-gee-us) or PC muscle plays a crucial role in the functioning of the penis.
The pubococcygeus muscle is actually a group of muscles...
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