Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by chinathrow on Thursday February 24, 2022 @09:40AM
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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
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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.