No it doesn't. You merely have to show that you're willing to resolve conflicts peacefully first. Generally so far this has meant "don't be in any conflict", bu

No it doesn't. You merely have to show that you're willing to resolve conflicts peacefully first. Generally so far this has meant "don't be in any conflict", but nothing stops participants from agreeing that, for example, Finland is always willing to resolve things peacefully. And after all, the threat is "if you join NATO", which means while joining NATO they aren't in a conflict, only once they joined.