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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by jacquesm on Thursday February 24, 2022 @09:29AM (#30455105)
> I can't see NATO going in on a full blown war to defend the baltic states, as it would very much lead to the destruction of the world we know.

Then the NATO charter is useless.

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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by chinathrow on Thursday February 24, 2022 @09:40AM (#30455224)
I agree 100% but the only time Article 5 has been invoked was after 9/11, never to defend against a nuclear armed dictator.
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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by jacquesm on Thursday February 24, 2022 @09:44AM (#30455277)
But that doesn't really matter. Article 5 was drawn up when nuclear weapons already existed, and presumably everybody that is a signatory to the NATO treaty knew full well what they were getting themselves in to.
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