POST COLD WAR WORLD
INTEGRATION OF EUROPE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Article 5 provides that if a NATO Ally is the victim of an armed attack, each and every other member of the Alliance will consider this act of violence as an armed attack against all members and will take the actions it deems necessary to assist the Ally attacked. Article 5.
Detailed explanation-2: -Article 5 is the cornerstone of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and states that an attack on one member of NATO is an attack on all of its members. Despite its importance, NATO has only invoked Article 5 once in its history-in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Detailed explanation-3: -Article 5 has been invoked only once in NATO history. It happened after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 when NATO confirmed the invocation and determined that the attacks were indeed eligible under the terms of the North Atlantic Treaty.