Ambivalence shaped the early Christian response to the nuclear age. Faith leaders were horrified by the development of instruments of mass annihilation, but they were also worried about the threat of Soviet communism. As the arms race intensified in the 1950s and beyond, religious leaders spoke out against the spread of the bomb and condemned nuclear weapons as an affront to God and a violation of moral teachings to love others and protect life.
David Cortright “Transcending Ambivalence: A History of Engaging the Bomb.” The Fire Next Time: Faith and the Future of Nuclear Weapons. Spring 2009.
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