[kabar]

An attack against Poland would trigger Artificial 5 of the NATO treaty resulting in US involvement up to and including nuclear war. Highly doubtful Russia would cross that line.

[mac_truck]

An attack against Poland would trigger Artificial 5 of the NATO treaty resulting in US involvement up to and including nuclear war.

A lot of people just assume that the US will go to war in that circumstance. In fact, Article 5 does not necessitate an automatic or immediate response from the US.

The NATO Treaty Does Not Give Congress a Bye on World War III

[Jim Noble]

An attack against Poland would trigger Artificial 5 of the NATO treaty resulting in US involvement up to and including nuclear war.

Your use of "artificial" was brilliant. Even if it was a misspelling, it told the truth.