17 Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty provides that an attack on one member state shall be considered an attack against all member states, and the others may take necessary action to assist the attacked member. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? (A) Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty represents the collective right of self-defense as recognized in Article 51 of the UN Charter. (B) The exercise of collective right of self-defense does not require prior authorization from the United Nations Security Council. (C) According to United Nations Security Council, the lawful exercise of collective right of self-defense may only be in response to an armed attack initiated by a state or government. (D) Self-defense is an inherent right of states and is not created or granted by the UN Charter.