SpaceWar.com reports: “A treaty signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their summit in Pyongyang called for extending military aid ‘without delay’ if either country is attacked, according to the full text published by the North’s state-run media Thursday.

‘In the event that either party is in a state of war as a result of armed aggression by individual or multiple states, the other side shall provide military and other assistance without delay by all means at its disposal in accordance with Article 51 of the U.N. Charter,’ the agreement, published by Korean Central News Agency, said.

The U.N. Charter’s Article 51 stipulates ‘the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations.’

The two leaders signed the treaty on Wednesday night during a brief visit by Putin, his first to North Korea in 24 years. The pact revives a 1961 mutual defense clause between the Cold War allies that expired when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991…”