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Q38 (IAS/2007) International Relations & Global Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings › Security and defence alliances Answer Verified

Consider the following statements: 1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC) is the name of the new organization which has replaced the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 2. The United States of America and the United Kingdom became the members of the NATO when it was formed in the year 1949. Which of the statements given above is/are correct

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Statement 1 is incorrect. The North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC) was set up in December 1991 as a forum for dialogue and cooperation between NATO and former Warsaw Pact and other Central and Eastern European states; it was not created to replace NATO but to broaden consultation after the Cold War [1]. Statement 2 is correct. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed in 1949 as a collective security alliance initiated by the United States, Canada and several Western European countries; the United States and the United Kingdom were among the original members who became parties to the Treaty at its founding in 1949 [3].

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  1. [1] https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/partnerships-and-cooperation/north-atlantic-cooperation-council-1991-1997
  2. [2] https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/nato
  3. [3] https://www.ausa.org/sites/default/files/BB-81-The-North-Arlantic-Treaty-Organization-NATO-in-Transition.pdf
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