ISTO

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Interstellar Treaty Organization
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Flag of ISTO
FormationSeptember 22, 1994
TypeMilitary alliance
HeadquartersMagnolia Bend, Louisiana, United States
Membership
Official languagesEnglish
Jakaabresian
Lylatian
Russian
Secretary GeneralYuri Orlovsky
Chairman of the Military CommitteeCarlos Sondheim
Websiteisto.int

The Interstellar Treaty Organization (ISTO; pronounced /ˈɪstoʊ/, IS-toe), also called "the Stellar Alliance", is a military alliance established by the signing of the Interstellar Treaty on 22 September 1994. The NATO headquarters are in Magnolia Bend, Louisiana, United States, and the organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.