'Quaker testimonies about the causes of war have always meant that peace cannot be based on violence.' Photo: by Tim VH on Unsplash
Ukraine: A call for shared understanding by Frank Boulton and Sebastian Brixey-Williams
‘Honest informed dialogue lies at the heart of Quakerism.’
by Frank Boulton and Sebastian Brixey-Williams
22nd April 2022
The world is again facing the stark prospect of nuclear war. Quaker testimonies about the causes of war have always meant that peace cannot be based on violence. A ‘credible nuclear deterrent’ is an oxymoron. By raising its nuclear level to ‘a special regime of combat duty’ Russia has tested – and is still testing – NATO’s resolve to the limit. Meanwhile, the spectre of chemical and biological weapons adds to the brutal horrors of Bucha and Borodyanka, which have showed that atrocities can be perpetrated even without weapons of mass destruction.
