This US state is not covered by the NATO treaty. Some experts say that needs to change

Sweden became the newest member of NATO earlier this month, joining 31 nations in the security alliance, including the United States. Well, make that 49 of the 50 United States. Because in a quirk of geography and history, Hawaii is not technically covered by the NATO pact. If a foreign power attacked Hawaii - say the US Navy's base at Pearl Harbor or the headquarters of the Indo-Pacific Command northwest of Honolulu - the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would not be obligated to rise to the Aloha State's defense. "It's the weirdest thing," says David Santoro, president…