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Originally Posted by darryl
In the world of diplomacy unilateral action is frowned upon. A country taking such action would be regarded as somewhat of a rogue and would suffer for it. The US, of course, is large enough and powerful enough to shrug this off, and would probably suffer no worse repercussions than the French sniggering behind their hands and thinking, privately, barbarians.
It is of course possible to withdraw from a treaty legally, though not necessarily immediately. It is not impossible, but, as I said originally, I suspect it is way too hard for our sorry lot of politicians.
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Most countries withdraw, repudiate or simply ignore treaties at some point, even Australia and France. In the most recent possibility, the UK is set to vote on withdrawing from the EU. Treaties last as long as they are useful to all parties concerned and no longer.