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The UN permanent security council members are (or were meant to be) precisely the countries that are so powerful they can choose to invade you and nobody can st
by immibis 10mo ago
The UN permanent security council members are (or were meant to be) precisely the countries that are so powerful they can choose to invade you and nobody can stop them. The hope was that by letting them veto you, they'll veto you instead of invading you.
- physicsguy 10mo agoDon't think that's true of Britain and France these days...
- tokai 10mo agoBritain for sure, but France's military is explicitly build up as an expeditionary force.
- physicsguy 10mo agoIn theory but without allies they're not able to in practice.