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A comment on The Effects of Finland's Possible NATO Membership (2016) [pdf].

Re:The Effects of Finland's Possible NATO Membership (2016) ... by jimbob45 on Saturday February 26, 2022 @01:53PM (#30480531)
NATO seems like it’s fulfilling the role that the UN was supposed to fulfill if we hadn’t allowed China and Russia in.
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Re:The Effects of Finland's Possible NATO Membership (2016) ... by jb1991 on Saturday February 26, 2022 @03:09PM (#30481371)
NATO is strictly a military alliance. The UN has never been that.
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Re:The Effects of Finland's Possible NATO Membership (2016) ... by dragonwriter on Saturday February 26, 2022 @05:13PM (#30482475)
> NATO is strictly a military alliance. The UN has never been that.

In practice, somewhat true; in design, well, see Chapter VII, and particularly Articles 42-47, of the Charter.

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Re:The Effects of Finland's Possible NATO Membership (2016) ... by InsaneOstrich on Saturday February 26, 2022 @04:35PM (#30482203)
That's not entirely true; Allied forces fought against North Korea under the banner of UN
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Re:The Effects of Finland's Possible NATO Membership (2016) ... by jb1991 on Saturday February 26, 2022 @05:07PM (#30482438)
Fascinating, that's indeed true: https://www.unc.mil/History/1950-1953-Korean-War-Active-Conf...
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