The USSR has cast 100 of the 108 V́etoes in the U.N. security council

The USSR Has Cast 100 of the 108 i/etoes in the U.N. Security Council The United States is the only permanent member of the U.N. Security Council (the other four permanent members are the USSR, Britain, France and Nationalist China) which had not exercised the veto power as of Oct. 15, 1962. The Soviet Union had used the veto loo times. France had exercised the veto four times, and Britain and Nationalist China had used it twice each as of the same date. NO.

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sought to aid) Transjordan Ireland Portugal (USSR harassed U.N. I, " Special Committee on the Balkans) Admission of Italy Admission of Austria Indonesian Question (Cease-fire) Greek Question (see above) Greek Question Admission of Italy Admission of Finland Admission of Italy Czech Question (USSR blocked probe " ,, of February coup) Approval of Atomic Energy -- Comm. Report Admission of Ceylon Berlin Question (USSR onnosed -probe-of Blockade) Admission of Ceylon Admission of Rep. of Korea Admission of Nepal Admission of Portugal Admission of Transjordan Admission of Italv Admission of Finland Admission of Ireland Admission of Austria Admission of Ceylon Regulation & Reduction of Arms Regulation & Reduction of Arms Regulation & Reduction of Arms Indonesian Question (USSR opposed 9, work of U.N. " Commission) North Korean Aggression Chinese Complaint of U.S. Bombing (U.S. asked neutral investigation) Secretary General (Closed Meeting) North Korean Aggression Admission of It&j Probe of Chinese Germ Warfare Charges Admission of Libya Admission of Japan Admission of Viet Nam Admission of Laos Admission of Cambodia Pearson for Secretary-General (Closed Meeting) Syrian-Israeli Dispute Suez Canal Issue Thai Request for Peace Patrol

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Case to Org. of States of Republic of Korea of Viet Nam of Outer Mongolia

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Admission of Jordan Admission of Ireland Admission of Portugal Admission of Italy Admission of Austria Admission of Finland Admission of Ceylon Admission of Nepal Admission of Libya Admission of Cambodia Admission of Japan Admission of Laos Admission of Spain Admission of Japan U.S. Resolution to admit Japan next Assembly session 18.Power Suez Plan (British & French Resolution) Egypt-Israeli Cease-fire (U.S. Resolution) Egypt-Israeli Cease-fire (U.S. Resolution) Egypt-Israeli Cease-fire USSR Resolution) Egypt-Israeli Cease-fire (USSR Resolution) Situation in Hungary (U.S. Resolution) Admission of Outer Mongolia

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Britain

10/30/56

France

10/30/56

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Kashmir (Western Resolution on Inquiry) Admission of Republic of Korea Admission of South Viet Nam U.S. Proposal for Arctic Inspection Zone U.S. Proposal for Military Force to Protect Lebanon Japanese Compromise on Lebanese Question Membership of Republic of Korea Membership of South Viet Nam U.S. Resolution on RB-47 (shot down in Arctic) Italian Resolution on RB-47 Resolution to Stabilize Congo Admission of Mauritania Congo (U.S. demand for strong U.N. action) Congo (U.S. Amendment to Ceylon, I-JAR, Liberia Resolution) Approval of U.N. Use of Force in Congo Kuwait (British Resolution) Congo (U.S. Amendment to Resolution) Congo (U.S. Amendment to Resolution) Admission of Kuwait Cease-fire on Goa U.N. Kashmir Plan

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