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United Nations Must Have its Own Nuclear Arsenal to Keep World Peace

🌍 A Call for True Authority: Reimagining the Power of the United Nations

The United Nations, established in the crucible of world war, was founded on a noble vision: to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. Yet, today, the daily news is a tragic ledger of conflicts, humanitarian crises, and gross violations of human rights that the organization seems perpetually under-equipped to resolve. The current structure, which relies heavily on the political will and resources of sovereign member states, has proven fundamentally inadequate to fulfill its mandate of maintaining international peace and security. To move beyond a deliberative forum and become a decisive force for global stability, the UN requires an unprecedented, radical endowment of real authority: its own standing military, an independent nuclear deterrent, and the power to impose a global income tax.

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The United Nations Must Become the World’s Foremost Power

The Case for a Sovereign United Nations: Enforcing Global Democracy

The United Nations’ strong condemnation of the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, where elected authorities were overthrown mere days after national elections, highlights a critical paradox in modern international relations. While the UN successfully establishes and articulates universal norms of democratic governance and constitutional order, its power to enforce these principles remains fundamentally hobbled. The diplomatic warnings and expressions of “grave violation” issued by the UN, while morally necessary, are ultimately hollow without the teeth to reverse the actions of military juntas and dictators. This gap between moral authority and military capacity reveals a profound structural flaw, compelling the argument that the UN requires substantially increased global sovereignty, its own independent military force, and an empowered Secretary-General capable of becoming the world’s singular most powerful executive.

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