The Federation Council shall determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression and shall make recommendations to maintain or restore interplanetary peace and security;

In order to prevent aggravation of the situation, the Federation Council may call upon the parties concerned to comply with such provisional measures as it deems necessary or desirable. Such provisional measures shall be without prejudice to the rights, claims, or position of the parties concerned. The Federation Council shall take into account any failure to comply with such provisional measures;

The Federation Council may decide what measures short of the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and may call upon the members of the United Federation to apply such measures. These may include partial or complete interruption of economic relations, inter-planet subspace communications and space travel, and severance of diplomatic relations;

Should the Federation Council consider that measures under Article 41 would be inadequate or have proven to be inadequate, it may take such action by armed force as necessary to maintain or restore interplanetary peace and security. Such action may include demonstrations, blockades, and other operations by Starfleet combined peace-keeping forces;

All members of the United Federation in obligation to the maintenance of interplanetary peace and security, agree to make available to Starfleet, on call of the Federation Council, armed forces, assistance and facilities, including rights of passage, necessary for the maintenance of interplanetary peace and security;

When the Federation Council has decided to use force it shall, before calling upon a member not represented on it to provide armed forces in fulfillment of obligations assumed under Article 43, invite that member to participate in the decision of the Federation Council relating to the employment of contingents of the member's armed forces;

In order to enable the United Federation to take urgent military measures, all members so capable, shall assign contingents of their armed forces to Starfleet to be employed as a single peace-keeping force of the United Federation of Planets. All contingents so assigned, and for the duration of their assignment, shall hold full faith and loyalty to the United Federation of Planets and the protection of the purposes and principles of these articles of Federation;

Plans for the application of Starfleet armed forces shall be made by the Federation Council with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee of Starfleet Headquarters;

Article 47:

1. There shall be established within Starfleet a Military Staff Committee to advise, and assist the Federation Council on all matters relating to the United Federation's military requirements for maintaining interplanetary peace and security;

The action required to carry out decisions of the Federation Council for the maintenance of interplanetary peace and security shall be taken by Starfleet, using such contingents as appropriate to the specific action;

The members of the United Federation shall join in affording mutual assistance in carrying out the measures decided upon by the Federation Council and in assisting Starfleet in the performance of its duties and obligations;

If preventive or enforcement measures against any planet are taken by the Federation Council, any other planet, whether a member of the United Federation or not, which finds itself confronted with special economic problems arising from the carrying out of these measures shall have the right to consult with the Federation Council with regard to the solution of its problems;

Nothing in these articles of Federation shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense against armed attacks occurring to members of the United Federation, until the Federation Council has taken measures necessary to maintain interplanetary peace and security, and Starfleet forces can be brought into action. Such actions taken by members of the United Federation in their self-defense shall be immediately reported to the Federation Council.