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		chinathrow on Feb 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders a... I agree 100% but the only time Article 5 has been invoked was after 9/11, never to defend against a nuclear armed dictator.

jacquesm on Feb 24, 2022 [–]

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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