Congress has approved legislation that would prevent any president from withdrawing the United States from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress. The measure, spearheaded by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), was included in the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which passed out of the House on Thursday and is expected to be signed by President Biden.

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NATO and OTAN are in the snippet. Is OTAN the French way to say NATO?

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Yes; Organisation du traité de l’Atlantique nord

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It’s also OTAN in Spanish and Portuguese

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Wow I’ve always just thought it just backwards as a design feature. I wore a NATO / OTAN patch for a year 😂

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