1. The Union and its Member States shall act jointly in a spirit of solidarity when a Member State is the object of a terrorist attack or the victim of a natural or man-made disaster. The Union shall mobilise all the means at its disposal, including the military means made available to it by the Member States, to
(a) (i) avert terrorist threats within the territory of Member States; (ii) protect democratic institutions and civilian populations from possible terrorist attacks; (iii) in the event of a terrorist attack, assist a Member State at the request of its political authorities within its territory;
(b) in the event of a natural or man-made disaster, to assist a Member State at the request of its political authorities within its territory.