Q: Context: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO / neto /; French: Organisation du Traite de l'Atlantique Nord; OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European states based on the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949.

Question: what do the letters in nato stand for?
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To answer the question, consider the following: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO / neto /; French: Organisation du Traite de l'Atlantique Nord; OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European states based on the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. So the answer is The North Atlantic Treaty Organization.