page_title: NATO Quint
hierarchical_section_title: NATO Quint
caption_attribution_description: President Barack Obama participates in a video teleconference with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President François Hollande of France, Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy, in the Situation Room of the White House, July 28, 2014. Seated clockwise from the President are: National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice; Charles Kupchan, Senior Director for European Affairs; Caroline Atkinson, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics; and Tony Blinken, Deputy National Security Advisor. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
context_page_description: The Quint is an informal decision-making group consisting of the United States and the Big Four of Western Europe. It operates as a "directoire" of various entities such as NATO and the G7/G20.
  The US, France and the United Kingdom are "nuclear-weapon states", while Germany and Italy have nuclear weapon sharing programs.
context_section_description: The Quint is an informal decision-making group consisting of the United States and the Big Four of Western Europe (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom). It operates as a "directoire" of various entities such as NATO and the G7/G20.  
  The US, France and the United Kingdom are "nuclear-weapon states", while Germany and Italy have nuclear weapon sharing programs.
caption: Barack Obama, Matteo Renzi, David Cameron and  Francois Hollande participating in a video teleconference.
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