“No, risks catastrophic escalation with Russia”
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NATO's founding principle is collective defense: an attack on one member triggers mutual military response from all. This question tests whether members would honor that commitment if Russia attacked a NATO country, a scenario that shifted from theoretical to urgent after Russia's 2022 Ukraine invasion. The stakes are existential—NATO's credibility depends on this pledge, yet actual military confrontation with a nuclear power carries catastrophic risks that make the answer genuinely uncertain.