1990 London summit

NATO Summit London 1990
1990 London Summit
Host country United Kingdom
Date 5–6 July 1990
Cities London

The 1990 London summit was the 10th NATO summit since 1949, and the 4th in 6 years.[1] It was held in London on 5–6 July 1990. The principal outcome of the summit was the London Declaration on a Transformed North Atlantic Alliance.[1]

The declaration, shaped in the midst of a changing Europe, called for substantial changes in the organization to ensure it could adapt to a rapidly evolving political landscape.[2] Additionally, the declaration called for reductions in short-range nuclear capabilities, and re-focusing its long-term strategic plans with associated changes to the structure and quantity of its military.

Notably, the declaration also reinforced a message given days earlier stating that NATO no longer saw the Warsaw Pact countries as enemies,<[3] and opening up channels for communication and aid with the former eastern bloc states.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "NATO e-Library: Summits and ministerial meetings". nato.int. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. "NATO’s Command Structure: The Old and the New". nato.int. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. Rimanelli, Marco (14 September 2009). The A to Z of NATO and Other International Security Organizations. Scarecrow Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0810868991.
  4. "United States Security Strategy for Europe and Nato". United States Depeartment of Defense. Retrieved 18 September 2014.


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