Since the creation of the UN, has any country been threatened to be wiped off the map by another country?

Question

... BESIDES Israel, whose existence has been threatened many times by other countries.

Taiwan and Tibet are perfect examples of UN bais toward dictatorships. They let China take one and threaten the existence of the other.

Cyprus has been an independent country since 1960. It was invaded by Turkey, protected by UN forces. She joined the EU to avoid partition.

Kuwait never became part of Iraq because the rest of the world (even the UN) forced Saddamy out of the country.

"Palestine" was never an independent country. It was annexed by Egypt and Jordan.

Yugoslavia is an interesting example. It sort of disintegrated rather than being desrtoyed by another country. Czech and Slovak Republics got divorced.

South Vietnam only existed because of US and French intervention. One can fairly argue that the North reunited Vietnam by driving out outside influences. I do not count Cambodia because it was not wiped off the map, nor was it destroyed by another country.

My point and agenda is that the UN is a worthless org which does more harm than good.

Answer 1

The UN was founded in 1945:

North Korea threatened to wipe South Korea off the map in 1950.

Turkey and Greece tried to wipe Cyprus off the map and annex them into their countries in the 1970's.

Iraq DID wipe Kuwait off the map in 1990... it became a state within Iraq.

Taiwan WAS wiped off the map by the UN when they gave Taiwan's seat in the UN to China in 1971...

Answer 2

Besides Israel (countless times and frequently by multiple Arab countries) and Palestine (by Israel), there is South Vietnam (accomplished by North Vietnam thanks to American anti-war activists like John Kerry), South Korea (by North Korea) and vice versa, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam (by China), Kuwait (by Iraq), Bosnia and Croatia (by Serbia), Georgia (by Russia), Iraq/Iran (by each other), of yeah .. and then there is Cyprus (by Turkey and Greece) .. my oh my, this list is getting pretty long already.

I'm not sure if you want to count Cambodia also, because technically, Pol Pot wiped the real Cambodia off the map both politically, and in mass murders; he killed 2/3 of his own people, mostly targetting the educated and later the parents (adults). The fact that he called is coup-established government by the name of Cambodia and that he himself was a Cambodian tends to obscure the fact that he destroyed his own country with his own fellow countrymen, so that Cambodia is currently hardly even a shadow of what she once was, having almost no resemblence of her former identity. BTW, PolPot would have lost if Cambodia had had and exercised the right to bear arms.

Countries in Africa have also done this frequently, though I am no expert in African wars (there are too many African conflicts and those countries have little significance on the world stage anyway, perhaps because of that fact). I wouldn't be surprised if Pakistan or Bangladesh were threatened by India to be wiped off the map, as they are bitter enemies, but I'm not sure exactly how far the threats have ever gone in the post-UN era (esp. since Pakistan has achieved nuclear status).

Answer 3

Find Yugoslavia on a current map. Think of the "bloodless revolution" of Czechoslovakia.. How about South Vietnam?

Answer 4

Do you remember the Cold War

Answer 5

Nope. Israel is the only case. Actually, it seems that the only country that alot of the officials dont like is Israel.

Answer 6

Taiwan is one I can think of,I'm sure there are many more.

Answer 7

Not that i know of. What is your point(or agenda)?