On This Day: May 30, 1982 – Spain Officially Joins NATO

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On This Day: May 30, 1982 – Spain Officially Joins NATO.

On this day May 30, 1982, Spain officially became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The decision to join NATO marked a significant shift in Spain’s post-Franco foreign policy, aligning the country more closely with Western Europe and the United States during the height of the Cold War.

Spain's entry into the alliance was seen as a major milestone in its return to the international community after decades of isolation under dictatorship. The move also strengthened NATO’s...

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