Originally Posted by
skippedonce
Actually, the phrase you're looking for, which is very contentious in a hybrid scenario (particularly involving cyber) is 'armed attack'.
However, as CM says obliquely, what constitutes an Article 5 precedent? Answer: whatever 28 nations agree consensus on in the NAC.
Any given NATO state needs to be prepared to fight alone for at least three days while the
's in Brussels overdose on coffee and meetings. All any of them can hope for is a few bilateral agreements with selected NATO allies who have shown a propensity for actually fighting if they expect any assistance before that.