31. In 1882 Italy signed a defensive alliance with Austria-Hungary and Germany ( see Triple Alliance ). 32. On 21 December 1941, a mutual offensive-defensive alliance pact between the two countries was signed. 33. In 1799, the two countries signed a defensive alliance that did not precipitate into direct military action. 34. Tippu Sahib again proposed an offensive and defensive alliance to France in October 1794, and April 1796. 35. NATO is a defensive alliance which threatens no one, the cries of extremist Russian nationalists to the contrary, 36. "NATO is a defensive alliance , not an offensive alliance, " he told his colleagues. 37. For that purpose it deployed the entire defensive alliance with Greece and hoped the Greek Army would also intervene. 38. Goslar was involved in defensive alliances and came to the aid of towns troubled by internal unrest or robbers. 39. Belgium was, in fact, part of a western defensive alliance , to the threshold of the war. 40. No sooner had James ratified the defensive alliance than Treaty of Etaples, not troubling to consult his ally.
