NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrives for the Defence Planning Committy (DPC) at the Council Minister of Defence meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, on June 11, 2009. France returned today to NATO's command fold, taking a seat for the first time in more than 40 years at the military alliance's defence planning committee. At a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, French Defence Minister Herve Morin took his place alongside the 28 NATO allies, along with ministers from new members Albania and Croatia. Getty Images logo Getty Images 32 months ago

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrives for the Defence Planning Committy (DPC) at the Council Minister of Defence meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, on June 11, 2009. France returned today to NATO's command fold, taking a seat for the first time in more than 40 years at the military alliance's defence planning committee. At a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, French Defence Minister Herve Morin took his place alongside the 28 NATO allies, along with ministers from new members Albania and Croatia.