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Originally Posted by Apache
Don't forget that the only reason the United Nations was able to participate in the war was because the Soviet Union was boycotting to protest the Republic of China, not the People's Republic of China, holding a permanent seat on the Security Council. The Soviet Union held veto power and could have prevented the UN from participating in the war.
Apache
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If I ever knew that, I have forgotten it.
Wow. Things certainly might have been very different had the Soviet Union used their veto power. It's interesting, and kind of scary, to contemplate some of the different scenarios that might have played out.