Why France might not turn to NATO for help
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The attacks in Paris could prompt a response from NATO under the article of collective self-defense, but some analysts predicted France would opt to form a coalition rather than working through the slower-moving international agency.
Experts said Saturday that the string of six coordinated attacks Friday afternoon, which French President Francois Hollande called "an act of war," would be covered under Article 5 of the NATO Washington Treaty, which if invoked would require other members to respond to the violence in France as if it had taken place in their own countries.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The U.S. is the only nation to have ever invoked Article 5 support after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.