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In 1950, with Russia's secret assent, Communist North Korea under the leadership of Kim Il Sung invaded South Korea. With North Korea crushing the South's defenses and the conquest of the South seeming likely the US brought Resolution 84 to the UN security Council which passed, authorizing a US-led UN military intervention in Korea. The resolution only passed because the USSR was absent due to it boycotting the proceedings due to the People's Republic of China not getting a Seat at the Security Council. Had the Soviets been there they would have assuredly vetoed Resolution 84. My question is what effect would a Soviet veto have had? Would this handcuff direct US involvement ad essentially leave South Korea to its fate (would we see a much more powerful communist Kim led Unified Korea today?)? Or would the US intervene anyway (likely with something akin to a "Coalition of the Willing") and thus undermine the legitmacy of the UN Security Council early in the Cold War? Ultimatly what effect would this Soviet veto have on the Cold War at large?
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