| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NATO | Defense alliance. |
| SEATO | Defense alliance. |
| NATO | Defense alliance |
| NATO | '49 defense alliance |
| NATO | Intl. defense alliance |
| NATO | Defense alliance: Abbr. |
| SEATO | Defunct defense alliance |
| NATO | Defense-alliance acronym |
| NATO | Defense alliance since 1949 |
| ATLANTICPACT | Historic defense alliance of 1949. |
| NATO | Defense alliance formed in 1949 |
| SEATO | Defense alliance from 1954 to '77 |
