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at that time, the USSR was boycotting the un for it let KMT government(in Taiwan) occupied official seat in security, ignored mao's government in beijing.

so there's no veto to stop un got a force.

and it really was the NK first attactde SK`

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The UN security council met within 24 hours of the initial invasion and immediately approved support to South Korea. The USSR was not present to exercise its veto, so it wasn't a problem. Short answer... almost immediately.

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1950 at the outbreak.

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What UN nations were involved in the Korean War?

The nations that were involved in the Korean war were the US who aided south Korea and the soviet union, who aided north Korea.


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