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Military alliance in which countries agree to come to each other's defense From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A defense pact (Commonwealth spelling: defence pact) is a type of treaty or military alliance in which the signatories promise to support each other militarily and to defend each other.[1] Generally, the signatories point out the threats and concretely prepare to respond to it together.[2]
Current treaties
- Joined as Kingdom of Greece.
- Joined as West Germany. After reunification in 1990, the former East German territory became covered by NATO protection.
- Joined as part of French Fourth Republic. After Algerian independence in 1962, the former French Algerian territory's NATO protection ceased as the Article VI clause was no longer applicable.
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Historical treaties
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