[namad]

this INAP doesn't have to acknowledge the existance of possible other forms of treaties.... if you sign this agreement with everyone in the game there is no contradiction anywhere...

mutual defense pacts are ALWAYS a tricky subject... and a person can use them to attempt to lie without lying...


niefelheim signs a nap6 with ermor.... ten turns later he decides he'd like to instantly begin attacking ermor... so he looks around and notices that caelum is at war with ermor... niefelheim signs an alliance with caelum.... then neifelheim attacks ermor... niefelheim is now an ******* :-p

it's pretty clear that even if you have a defensive agreement that going to war would simply mean giving notice on the peace treaty that it is going to expire..... simply giving notice will worry the other nation and force them to draw resources away from other fronts to prepare for you... this is enough to satisfy the defensive agreement generally

also alliances and defensive agreements are fairly shakey in a game with one winner and no allied victories allowed...