The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response : a Pastoral Letter on War and Peace : May 3, 1983"We write this letter from the perspective of Catholic faith. Faith does not insulate us from the daily challenges of life but intensifies our desire to address them precisely in light of the Gospel which has come to us in the person of the risen Christ. Through the resources of faith and reason we desire in this letter to provide hope for people in our day and direction toward a world freed of the nuclear threat." [Summary]. |
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Page 69
... relationship , currently the most dangerous dimension of the nuclear arms race . 1. The Concept and Development of Deterrence Policy 163. The concept of deterrence existed in military strat- egy long before the nuclear age , but it has ...
... relationship , currently the most dangerous dimension of the nuclear arms race . 1. The Concept and Development of Deterrence Policy 163. The concept of deterrence existed in military strat- egy long before the nuclear age , but it has ...
Page 70
... relationship between " declaratory policy " ( the public explanation of our strategic intentions and capabilities ) and “ action pol- icy " ( the actual planning and targeting policies to be followed in a nuclear attack ) . 165. The ...
... relationship between " declaratory policy " ( the public explanation of our strategic intentions and capabilities ) and “ action pol- icy " ( the actual planning and targeting policies to be followed in a nuclear attack ) . 165. The ...
Page 112
... relationship of development and disarmament support the judgment of Vatican II cited earlier in this letter : " The arms race is one of the greatest curses on the human race and the harm it inflicts upon the poor is more than can be ...
... relationship of development and disarmament support the judgment of Vatican II cited earlier in this letter : " The arms race is one of the greatest curses on the human race and the harm it inflicts upon the poor is more than can be ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Proposals | 85 |
The Pastoral Challenge and Response | 115 |
Copyright | |
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