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chistev
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Hitler's Greenland Obsession
Why would other countries go to war?
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onion2k
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The NATO Pact, established in 1949, is a collective defense agreement where an attack on one member is considered an attack on all.
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chistev
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Even an attack by one of its own members that's its leading military and financial force?
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esseph
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Yes, in fact that would be
the most important time
to follow through with that agreement from the position of the other members.
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ladax72707
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Yes
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voxadam
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Collective defense aka
casus foederis
as defined by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
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chistev
5 days ago
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Even an attack by one of its own members that's its leading military and financial force?
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surething
5 days ago
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Absolutely. Yes.
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