1949

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( 1940s: )     1949
The formation of NATO, together with the counterbalancing Soviet military alliance, the Warsaw Pact established one of the bases of the Cold War.

1949 saw the creation of NATO, which was to become such a fixture of the Cold War.

NATO

Full article: NATO

NATO was established in 1949.

Central America

In 1949, after a brief but bloody civil war, Costa Rica became the first state to abolish its army. Its southern neighbour, Panama abolished its army in 1990.

 

Events

Event	Date
Tuskegee syphilis experiment	1932 - 1972
Morgenthau Plan	16 September 1944 - 5 May 1955
Operation Paperclip	8 May 1945 - 1990
Guatemala syphilis experiment	1946 - 1953
Project CHATTER	1947 - 1953
Cold War	1947 - 1991
Operation Demagnetize	1948 - 1980

 

New Groups

Group	Image	Date	Type	Description
Shin Bet		8 February 1949 - Present	Intelligence agency
National Committee for a Free Europe		17 March 1949 - Present
Servizio Informazioni Forze Armate		20 March 1949 - 1965	Intelligence agency
SIFAR		30 March 1949 - 30 June 1966
NATO		4 April 1949 - Present	International Military	The world's largest military alliance.
Council of Europe		5 May 1949 - Present	International legal
US/Department of Defense		10 August 1949 - Present	Military	The action arm of the Military-industrial-congressional complex, whose functionaries are rewarded in rough proportion to their ability to stifle dissent and channel funds to arms manufacturers.
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions		7 December 1949 - 31 October 2006
Mossad		13 December 1949 - Present	Intelligence agency	Mossad (Hebrew for Institute) is an abbreviation for ha-Mossad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim (Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks), an Israeli intelligence agency focused on foreign intelligence.

 

A Group that was Wound Up

Group	Image	Date
Servizio Informazioni Militare		15 October 1925 - 30 March 1949