US Strikes on Iran (Operation Epic Fury)

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

@Leonardo17


Wrong. Article 5, the bit about ‘an attack on one is an attack on all’ only applies to attacks that occur in Europe or North America, with a few addenda covering Turkey, overseas territorial possessions of the member States, and a handful of islands.

Boru

Interestingly enough, the state of Hawaii is not covered under Article 5.

It is kind of a stepchild of Article 5, though. Article 4 mandates consultation when a member state feels their territories are being threatened

In the olden days (pre-Trump) I couldn’t imagine an attack on Hawaii not leading to the  Article 4 consultations followed in short order by Article 5 actions. Now, I’m not so sure.

Boru