The United Nations is an association of independent national states. It is noted as a peacekeeping organization that plays an important role in world relations. Their supreme goal is to end war. It was expected that the great powers would work together to keep the peace. However, the United Nations means of maintaining world peace and security has been questionable as to how effective it has been. Some believe that the United Nations has been …showed first 75 words of 447 total…

…showed last 75 words of 447 total…been because the weapons are advanced so much that a small war can escalate to a nuclear war quickly and everyone is involved. With nuclear warfare the world can be destroyed many times over and no one wins. Th United nations can not be considered to have a full effectvie means. Nevertheless, the United Nations has made progress toward world cooperation and has adapted to changing circumstances that were not dreamed of by its founders.