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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
I could swear we discussed the UN in an earlier thread but for the life of me I can't find it! 
I think there were a few options put forward for where it as an organisation might relocate to. Switzerland, France, and Australia were put forward as options I think.  |
That rings a bell with me as well, although like you I can't find it which makes me wonder if we're getting mixed up the dicussion about where the Pope went(granted I haven't had an in depth hunt)
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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
Although the books indicate the UN basically fell apart, it's my opinion it simply lost relevancy and influence as conditions throughout the world grew worse. The entity itself may have lost a few members and certainly have been ignored on an increasing level, but I can't see any country simply withdrawing completely and not paying at least lip service to it (what's it really cost to have a representative or two in attendance?).
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I'd agree with that...
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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
With the US entry into the war, pressure may have increased to move the UN's HQ to a neutral state - France, Switzerland and Australia (amongst others) would seem ideal. France and Switzerland however would loose most of their appeal once nukes began to be used - nobody wants to be around when there's the possibility of fallout. The UN may have relocated again, or for the first time to the southern hemisphere (can't think of any northern hemisphere countries which would have been perceived as safe).
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I would favour Switzerland for any relocation prior to the first use of nukes. It's the only candidate that could be argued as having a long history of pure neutrality and there are already UN offices in situ (other possibilities might be Stockholm, Sweden or even Dublin, Ireland). After the nukes start flying it's probably debatable whether a further relocation to Australia would be logistically possible.
Ultimately I would go for the UN relocating from New York to Geneva in early 1997 and still being in situ in Geneva in the summer of 2000, although having absolutely no influence / relevancy (to borrow Leg's words) and probably precious few members.