Catalogue Number
NMLH.1992.344.9
Object Name
Leaflet
Title
Challenge of war
People
Peace Pledge Union
Events
Cold War
Date
circa 1950s
Description
Printed leaflet titled "Challenge of War" which explains the fallacy that bomber planes were argued as a deterrent to prevent a Second World War, which proved wrong. It argues the same could be true of nuclear weapons touted as deterrents, and the only moral choice is pacifism and disarmament. Leaflet produced by the Peace Pledge Union.
Founded in 1934, the Peace Pledge Union (PPU) promotes pacifism and nonviolence, educates on conscientious objection, and challenge everyday normalisation and veneration of the military. PPU distribute the white poppy each year in the run-up to Remembrance Day, as a symbol of remembrance of all victims of war, a challenge of militarism, and a commitment to peace. The poppies were first made in 1933 by the Co-operative Women's Guild, many of whom had lost family and friends in the First World War.
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