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excerpt from "The Sinews of Peace" by Winston Churchill
It would nevertheless be wrong and imprudent to entrust the secret knowledge or experience of the atomic bomb, which the United States, Great Britain, and Canada now share, to the world organisation, while it is still in its infancy. It would be criminal madness to cast it adrift in this still agitated and un-united world. No one in any country has slept less well in their beds because this knowledge and the method and the raw materials to apply it, are at present largely retained in American hands. I do not believe we should all have slept so soundly had the positions been reversed and if some Communist or neo-Fascist State monopolised for the time being these dread agencies. The fear of them alone might easily have been used to enforce totalitarian systems upon the free democratic world, with consequences appalling to human imagination.
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How does Churchill use rhetoric to advance his purpose in this section of "The Sinews of Peace"?
The use of charged language establishes Churchill as an expert on atomic weapons.
The use of charged language invokes fear while also providing the reader with a sense of protection.
The use of charged language helps the reader understand Churchill's enthusiasm for atomic weapons.
The use of charged language is minimal but manages to sway the reader's opinion.
