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The Formation of NATO
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France
Founding member of NATO, Significant for partial withdrawal from NATO's integrated military command in 1966
1982
Year when Spain joined NATO, Significance: Enhanced NATO's southern European defense posture
1952
Year when Greece and Turkey joined NATO, Significance: Strategic southern flank during the Cold War
2004
Year when seven more countries joined NATO, Significance: Largest single expansion in NATO history
United States
Founding member of NATO, Significant for leadership and military support
Canada
Founding member of NATO, Essential for its geographical position between Europe and the US
Norway
Founding member of NATO, Significant for sharing a border with Russia
1949
Year NATO was founded, Significance: Response to the threat of Soviet aggression in Europe
1999
Year when Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic joined NATO, Significance: NATO's first post-Cold War expansion eastwards
United Kingdom
Founding member of NATO, Significant for its global influence and nuclear capabilities
Italy
Founding member of NATO, Significant for geographic position controlling the Mediterranean sea routes
1990
Year when a unified Germany joined NATO, Significance: Germany was partitioned during the Cold War
Belgium
Founding member of NATO, Significant for hosting the NATO headquarters
2009
Year when Albania and Croatia joined NATO, Significance: Continued expansion of NATO into the Western Balkans
Portugal
Founding member of NATO, Notable for its historic maritime prowess and geographic edge of Europe
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