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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 2 only
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Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is incorrect: NACC did not replace NATO. It was established by NATO in 1991 to facilitate security cooperation with former Warsaw Pact nations, and was later succeeded by the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) in 1997.
- Statement 2 is correct: The United States and the United Kingdom were among the 12 founding member states that signed the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949 in Washington, D.C.
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