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After reports of a missile strike in Poland, there had been speculation the Polish government might invoke Article 4 of the NATO treaty.
Key Points:
What is the provision of Article 4 of NATO?
- Article 4 of the treaty mandates that the member nations consult each other when faced with a threat.
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- It is a military alliance that came into existence through the North Atlantic Treaty (also called the Washington Treaty) in 1949.
- Purpose: To guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.
- Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium.
- It aimed to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. Members of NATO are committed to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
- The principle of collective defense is enshrined in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty
- Strength: 29 (As of 2019)
- It was the US’s first peacetime military alliance outside the western hemisphere.
News Source: The Indian Express
