Defence Planning Committee (NATO)

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The Defence Planning Committee was a former senior decision-making body on matters relating to the integrated military structure of NATO. It was dissolved following a major committee review in June 2010 and its responsibilities absorbed by the North Atlantic Council. [1] and the Defence Policy and Planning Committee (DPPC) [2]

Structure of NATO

The Structure of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is complex and multi-faceted. The decision-making body is the North Atlantic Council (NAC), and the member state representatives also sit on the Defence Planning Committee (DPC) and the Nuclear Planning Group (NPG). Below that the Secretary General of NATO directs the civilian International Staff, that is divided into administrative divisions, offices and other organizations. Also responsible to the NAC, DPC, and NPG are a host of committees that supervise the various NATO logistics and standardisation agencies.

North Atlantic Council

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Highlights

The Defence Planning Committee (DPC) was the ultimate authority on all questions related to NATO’s integrated military structure. [1] It was formed following a North Atlantic Council Ministerial meeting in Ottawa in May 1963. The DPC met for the first time on October 10, 1963 to prepare a Defence review. [3]

NATO Intergovernmental military alliance of Western states

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The DPC provided guidance to NATO's military authorities and oversaw the force planning process. Following the withdrawal of France from the integrated military command, the DPC was delegated greater mandate over the integrated military command, and gained the same level of authority as the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the Nuclear Planning Group on matters within its competence. [3] When it was dissolved in 2010, its responsibilities were absorbed by the NAC. It provided guidance to NATO's military authorities and oversaw the force planning process. The force planning process identifies NATO's military requirements, sets planning targets for individual countries to contribute to those requirements, and assesses the extent to which members meet those targets and provide other forces and capabilities to the Alliance.

Momentarily, just before being dissolved, all member countries were represented on the DPC. However, between 1966 and April 2009, France was not represented on this committee as a consequence of its withdrawal from the integrated military structure. France announced their return to full participation at the 2009 Strasbourg/ Kehl Summit. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Defence Planning Committee (DPC) (Archived)". NATO. November 11, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Defence Policy and Planning Committee". NATO. December 10, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Defence Planning Committee". NATO.
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