Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIf United States invaded Greenland, would the other NATO countries be obliged to defend it?message-squaremessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down11
arrow-up1131arrow-down1message-squareIf United States invaded Greenland, would the other NATO countries be obliged to defend it?Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareMelllvar@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoArticle 5 doesn’t oblige members to take any particular action. It only says that an attack on one is an attack on all, and leaves it to each member to decide what actions, if any, they will take in response.
minus-squareAtomic@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIt says each member will assist the attacked party/parties, as it deems necessary. My interpretation of the article is that assistance is mandatory. What type of assistance is up to the member to decide https://www.nato.int/cps/fr/natohq/topics_110496.htm?selectedLocale=en
Article 5 doesn’t oblige members to take any particular action. It only says that an attack on one is an attack on all, and leaves it to each member to decide what actions, if any, they will take in response.
It says each member will assist the attacked party/parties, as it deems necessary.
My interpretation of the article is that assistance is mandatory. What type of assistance is up to the member to decide
https://www.nato.int/cps/fr/natohq/topics_110496.htm?selectedLocale=en