US alliance with European nations (4)

I believe the answer is:

nato

(Other definitions for nato that I've seen before include "Atlantic alliance (abbr.)" , "Military/political alliance" , "Transatlantic alliance" , "Military alliance (acronym)" , "Military bloc" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and the Newsday.

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