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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 22, No. 3. April 13, 1959
International
International
On the international scene the Convention was equally vocal, concentrating in this case on the question of nuclear warfare and disarmament.
The Conference shared the healthy fear of the probable results of nuclear warfare. It was suggested during the discussion that this horror, which had caused a public outcry in the past decade against nuclear weapons, should be turned against war itself—not against the extension of it.
"That this Convention affirms that war as a method of settling international disputes is incompatible with the teaching and example of our Lord Jesus Christ, and declares that nothing less than the abolition of war itself should be the goal of the nations, their leaders and citizens; and that as an essential step towards achieving this goal this Convention of the N.Z.S.C.M. debating the question of nuclear disarmament is forced to the conclusion that it is God's will that New Zealand unilaterally disarm and withdraw from all military pacts such as S.E.A.T.O. and A.N.Z.U.S."