1、*Prepared under the supervision of (name redacted), Specialist in European Affairs.1For an examination of NATO enlargements through 1982, see CRS Report 97-1041, SenateConsideration of the North Atlantic Treaty and Subsequent Accessions: Historical Overview, by(name redacted).2See North Atlantic Tre
2、aty, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Report. 81st Congress, 1st sess.Washington, June 6, 1949.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-51 FUpdated July 24, 1998NATO: A Brief History of Expansion(name redacted)*Research AssistantFo
3、reign Affairs and National Defense DivisionSummaryNATO has admitted new members on three different occasions. Depending on thecountries admitted, debates in Congress have concentrated upon strategic and politicalissues, including burdensharing. From NATOs origins, Congress has shown stronginterest i
4、n sharing the strategic and economic responsibilities in providing for Europesdefense. NATO admitted Greece and Turkey to the alliance in 1952, the FederalRepublic of Germany in 1955, and Spain in 1982. This chronology traces the origins of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and itssubsequent ex
