| Couretas ‘9 (John Couretas is responsible for print and digital publications, podcasting, media relations, web and social media at Acton. He has more than 25 years of experience in the news, events, and corporate communications fields. He has worked as a staff writer on newspapers and magazines, covering business and government. John holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Humanities from Michigan State University and a Master of Science Degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. “Patriarch Kirill: Russia needs nuclear weapons”, 09-11-2009, http://www.aoiusa.org/patriarch-kirill-russia-needs-nuclear-weapons/)(Shiv)
The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church said on Friday that Russia needed nuclear weapons. Speaking in the Volga Region town of Sarov, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said that while the Church was in favor of “a world without weapons,” Russia required nuclear arms to ensure that it was able to “remain a sovereign state.” Sarov is the center of Russia’s nuclear weapon industry and closed to foreigners. Speaking before several thousand young people, the patriarch said “the reason for war is sin and evil in man’s heart,” and that peace can only be guaranteed by “fighting against sin.” “You can have excellently developed systems of international law, international organizations, but fall into the abyss of war,” he added.
At worst, there would be a conventional war.
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