The 1982 Bonn summit was the 6th

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bringing the leaders of member nations together at the same time. The formal sessions and informal meetings in

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took place on 10 June 1982. This event was only the fifth meeting of the NATO heads of state following the ceremonial signing of the

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on 4 April 1949.Thomas, Ian Q.R. (1997)
''The promise of alliance: NATO and the political imagination,'' p. 101.
/ref> When the summit was held, there were sixteen members of

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Background

In this period, the organization faced unresolved questions concerned whether a new generation of leaders would be as committed to NATO as their predecessors had been. The Bonn Summit addressed many issues and discussed many topics. Most notable of these topics was the accession of Spain to

, as the summit was held years after the fall of Francisco Franco. The summit also voiced concern to the perceived threat the

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posed to members of NATO.

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References

* Thomas, Ian Q.R. (1997)
''The promise of alliance: NATO and the political imagination.''
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ;

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