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Excellent point. But assuming you're not being facetious, the Security Council is largely a historical artifact: all five permanent members were the victors of
by ioblomov 2y ago
Excellent point. But assuming you're not being facetious, the Security Council is largely a historical artifact: all five permanent members were the victors of WWII. (Why occupied France was included is something I never understood.)
- cma 2y agoCouncil came first for some, but they were also the first 5 nuclear powers. In one case, Mainland China got the bomb in '64 and replaced Taiwan on the security council within a decade.
- ioblomov 2y agoWhile it's true nuclear proliferation began with the five permanent members, at the time the UN and Security Council were founded in 1945, only the US had the bomb. The USSR didn't test one until 1949, the UK in 1952, France in 1960, and China (as you mentioned) in 1964. The Soviet Union had an early start because of their spies in the Manhattan Project, while the UK contributed to it during the War. 15 years would pass before another permanent member caught up. And Russia took the USSR's seat just as China did Taiwan's.