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@lawofarmedconf · 19 Jan 2026 · 21:15

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Law of Armed Conflict @lawofarmedconf · 19 Jan 2026 · 21:15

For the record, because we will be arguing about this for a decade:

Article 5 cannot be invoked. Its machinery runs through a Council in which the attacking party holds a seat and a veto, and it was drafted to describe an attack from outside the Alliance.

There is no clause for this.

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