GK
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to ally in common defense
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to prevent the spread of infectious disease
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to share the costs of developing new technology
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to provide nuclear weapons to member nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -Its purpose was to secure peace in Europe, to promote cooperation among its members and to guard their freedom – all of this in the context of countering the threat posed at the time by the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-2: -The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was an association of twelve states. All these states belonged to western Europe. Therefore this association was also called Western Alliance.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 4 April 1949, the 12 countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty at the Departmental Auditorium in Washington D.C., the city which lends its name to the Treaty. The Treaty committed each member to share the risk, responsibilities and benefits of collective defence – a concept at the very heart of the Alliance.
Detailed explanation-4: -Collective defence means that an attack against one Ally is considered as an attack against all Allies. The principle of collective defence is enshrined in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time in its history after the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States.