so why aren’t we even contemplating expelling a terrorist state from their seat at the top table?
UNSC permanent seats aren’t gold stars for being nice or given out because we like a state.
They’re there because that state is a major military power with whom outright war to impose the will of the others on is generally considered to be unthinkable. Instead of a UNSC mandated action running into World War 3 with them, we get a veto.
Russia has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world.
It is possible that technological advancements will produce a counter to that that renders it impotent, but until then, nobody is going to kick Russia off the UNSC.
UNSC permanent seats aren’t gold stars for being nice or given out because we like a state.
They’re there because that state is a major military power with whom outright war to impose the will of the others on is generally considered to be unthinkable. Instead of a UNSC mandated action running into World War 3 with them, we get a veto.
Russia has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world.
It is possible that technological advancements will produce a counter to that that renders it impotent, but until then, nobody is going to kick Russia off the UNSC.