The Right feels the media and larger culture consistently belittles their faith and credibility. All three of these views offer a truthful observation of at least one portion of the Right. Internationally, the Religious Right is pro-strong defense and against pacifism. Decline is synonymous with disarmament. The surest means to peace is through military strength, even in a nuclear age.
Proliferation is deterrence.
This is the same old dog. Perestroika is a ploy of public relations. While there is the recognition that the Russian empire is weak, like a third world power, at the same time it still has tremendous military power. But Robertson, perhaps more than some of associates in the Right is realistic. 60 A fixed part of the foundation underlying the above superstructure of opinion is the conviction among the Right that the end of the world is near.