Three of NATO's members are nuclear weapons states: France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. NATO has 12 original founding member states. Three more members joined between 1952 and 1955, and a fourth joined in 1982. Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has added 16 more members from 1999 to 2024. [1]

Oct 1, 2024 · “For more than twenty years, Israel has been an active NATO partner through the Mediterranean Dialogue, the only security forum that brings together NATO Allies with Israel and Arab countries....

Nov 18, 2022 · She highlighted the Alliance’s readiness to enhance political dialogue and continue working with Israel on several areas of mutual interest, including resilience, the impact of climate change, disruptive technologies, Women, Peace and …

Apr 18, 2012 · In a significant upgrading of ties, NATO will recognize an official Israeli representative and the intergovernmental military alliance will grant Israel a permanent office at its headquarters...

On Thursday (26 January 2023) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Israeli President Isaac Herzog to NATO Headquarters. For the first time, a President of Israel addressed NATO Allies in the North Atlantic Council, demonstrating the deepening partnership between the Alliance and the State of Israel.

Oct 12, 2023 · Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO condemned the terrorist attacks in the strongest possible terms, adding: “Israel does not stand alone.” Allies expressed solidarity with Israel, making clear that it has the right to defend itself with proportionality against these unjustifiable acts of terror.

Israel was designated as a major non-NATO ally in 1987 by US President Ronald Reagan [143] [144] and has since cooperated with NATO in the areas of technology, counterterrorism and other areas. [ 145 ]

May 4, 2016 · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Wednesday that Israel would upgrade its ties with the 28-member NATO military alliance by opening a permanent mission to its Brussels headquarters.

Israel has maintained special relations with NATO since 1989, being among the first five countries recognized by the US administration as a preferred partner of the transatlantic alliance.

Apr 11, 2018 · Israel immediately responded positively to NATOs request to join the Med Dialogue as part of the country’s principled and strategic approach to join regional cooperation frameworks, like those developed by the European Union.