Western mil. alliance (4)

I believe the answer is:

nato

(Other definitions for nato that I've seen before include "Military bloc" , "Military alliance (acronym)" , "Security agreement" , "Collective security alliance engaged in Bosnia" , "Military alliance, formed 1949" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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