What was the purpose of establishment of NATO?

A. To maintain and develop individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack

B. To defend economic and trade interests of the developing nations of the world

C. TO provide collective defence and economic cooperation in south-east Asia

D. None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The purpose of establishment of NATO was to maintain and develop individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.