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NATO Article 5 invocation is the explicit trigger for kinetic retaliation cycle following state-sponsored cyber attack on critical infrastructure. Market directly measures the defined escalation threshold.

NATO Article 5 invocation before end of 2026 captures the same geopolitical escalation event that would signal kinetic retaliation following cyber attack attribution and self-defence claims.

Ransomware campaigns targeting critical infrastructure like pipelines cause widespread disruption and harm. Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack exemplifies scenario where coordinated cyber event materially impacts popula

Sabotage-induced power outage in U.S. megacity maps directly to critical-infrastructure cyber attack causing multi-week regional outage; resolves on similar CISA/emergency-response triggers.

AI-driven cyber attack on critical systems triggers NATO/UN emergency protocols; cyber event on industrial/infrastructure targets aligns with CISA reporting and escalatory outage scenarios.