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"The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them ... shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such
by hirundo 4y ago
"The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them ... shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking ... such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area."
-- Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.ht...
This is notable for what it doesn't include: anything beyond a vague agreement to "assist" as individually deemed necessary. If Russia were to invade Poland the rest of NATO could fulfill their Article 5 obligation by protesting strenuously.
- dekhn 4y agoDiplomats will, before taking any response, are going to consider a great deal of context. One imagines Russia will say the missles were mistargeted and this was an error, and the NATO diplomats will accept that, while strongly condeming the action.
- mopsi 4y agoIf the response will be this pathetic, then you can rest assured that the next batch of missiles will "accidentally" land on the Polish airport that serves as a hub for military aid to Ukraine.
- journey_16162 4y agoWhat do you expect them to do, send a rocket back? If the rockets hit anything of value, it would not be plausible to say that it was an accident anymore and then it's a an entirely different situation. Also it took 9 months for something like this to happen, if it happens again within a short time frame, then it's also different. For now, maybe they could retaliate with the equipment, like providing Ukraine with those fighter jets.
- mopsi 4y agoIf it turns out to be a Russian missile, then I expect expedited weapons shipment as bare minimum. Ukraine needs long-range missiles to hit back and take out Russian military sites and critical infrastructure, tit for tat. The current situation with long-range missiles mirrors the situation with artillery in June. Underequipped Ukranian army suffered heavily under Russian fire, but after they got modern artillery, they successfully suppressed Russians, and instead of escalation that many feared, we got de-escalation: Russia eventually abandoned Kharkiv, Izyum, Kherson. Long-range missiles, modern jets and modern tanks are needed to push them back even more. Battlefield victory over Russia is the only way to lasting peace.
- dekhn 4y agoThat's actionable. Even if accidental. But again, the response would be a sternly worded letter.
- FartyMcFarter 4y agoSo the question is, will this be interpreted as an intentional attack?
- pgodzin 4y agoIt is not automatically triggered, it is a decision NATO can now make whether or not to trigger
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