The United Nations is an international forum dedicated primarily towards fostering peace and development between the world's nations. It was originally conceived in early 1942, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, as an amalgamation of the German-led Kaiserliche Eisenpakt and the American-led Allied Nations of North America (ANNA). This fusion was named the Allied and United Nations, though it is better known as "the Allies" in this particular historical period. Following the Korean War, it was decided that the threat of nuclear weapons was too large to ignore or put aside. In 1956, a proposal was made; the United Nations would become a wholly neutral space for discussing and resolving the world's issues in a bipartisan manner, with all of its military functions dissolved (save for peacekeeping operations). In exchange, the Soviet Union and the PRC would join, becoming permanent members of the UN Security Council. Most communist nations followed shortly after, transforming the UN into a true international organism. This organisation has proven instrumental in preventing yet another nuclear crisis as was the Korean War, first being challenged in the infamous Cuban Missile Crisis. UN peacekeepers have also been instrumental in preventing anarchy from arising in regions such as post-colonial Africa and the Levant, the latter under international military occupation as The South Arab Security Zone. Its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland.
Permanent members of the UN Security Council
The United States of America
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
The German Empire
The People's Republic of China
The Republic of Great Britain