Difference between revisions of "Coalition for Peace Through Strength"
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"To restore military strength the Coalition for Peace Through Strength created a Congressional caucus, counting 145 Congressman among its initial membership. It also affiliated with a number of anticommunist groups to amplify disparate efforts to oppose the SALT II treaty. | "To restore military strength the Coalition for Peace Through Strength created a Congressional caucus, counting 145 Congressman among its initial membership. It also affiliated with a number of anticommunist groups to amplify disparate efforts to oppose the SALT II treaty. | ||
| − | The meaning of this version of the ’peace through strength’ slogan had shifted since | + | The meaning of this version of the ’peace through strength’ slogan had shifted since [[Gerald Ford|Ford]]’s [[1975]] speech. It no longer described the need to pursue peaceful policies alongside military strength to meet American objectives. Now, for the Coalition, ‘peace through strength’ expressed the notion that there would be no peace without sufficient military strength. There was no mention of interdependence or cooperation that Ford had regarded as equally important."<ref name=soitc/> |
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Latest revision as of 18:27, 11 January 2022
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| Formation | August 1978 |
| Founder | American Security Council |
| Headquarters | Washington DC |
| Interests | nuclear weapons, nuclear disarmament |
| US equivalent of the Coalition for Peace Through Strength, spooky MICC front group | |
Not to be confused with the UK front group from the MICC, the Coalition for Peace Through Security
The Coalition for Peace Through Strength was a front group for the MICC keen to oppose the nuclear disarmament movement.[1]
Activities
"To restore military strength the Coalition for Peace Through Strength created a Congressional caucus, counting 145 Congressman among its initial membership. It also affiliated with a number of anticommunist groups to amplify disparate efforts to oppose the SALT II treaty.
The meaning of this version of the ’peace through strength’ slogan had shifted since Ford’s 1975 speech. It no longer described the need to pursue peaceful policies alongside military strength to meet American objectives. Now, for the Coalition, ‘peace through strength’ expressed the notion that there would be no peace without sufficient military strength. There was no mention of interdependence or cooperation that Ford had regarded as equally important."[1]
