It depends on how you use it, if you say "countered a punch" then yes, it would be.
It was origionated to slow and then stop the flow of communism without waging war. Kind of like the function of the United Nations. It's opposing organization is SEATO. (South East Asia Treaty Organization)
The US countered Soviet threats to free nations by establishing the Marshall Plan and running the Berlin airlift. The US also established NATO, opposed the Korean War, and established the Truman Doctrine.
No. Not a part of NATO. NATO-friendly, but not a member.
The 4th!
NATO was form in 1949
NATO is the acronym...
With one-upmanship; when the communists made a new jet fighter; the US countered with a better one. When the communists made a new submarine; the US countered with a better one. When the communists tried to expand in Central America, the US countered the move with containment. When the communists tried to expand in South America; the US countered the move with containment. When the communists tried to expand in Korea, the US countered the move with containment. When the communists tried to expand in South Vietnam, the US countered the move with containment.
No, Kyrgyzstan is not a member of NATO.
No, Iraq is not a member country of NATO, but NATO does have a special partnership with Iraq.
The membership of NATO was expanded as new NATO to include new members.
There are 538 NATO delegates