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Analysis of these avenues indicates that the CoE could be more effective in developing and influencing British WMD policy if: (1) CoE members agreed to the need for specificity regarding WMD policy recommendations to Parliament and Her Majesty's Government; (2) CoE members agreed upon which Anglican Communion should determine the moral and ethical implications of WMD policy; (3) the CoE put forth clear, consistent positions that support Lambeth Palace resolutions; and (4) Lords Spiritual engaged more generally in House of Lords debates.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Trzeciak, Dana Lynn"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies","degree_level":"Masters","degree_discipline":"Defense and Strategic Studies","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Keith Payne"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2014,"date_issued":"2014-07-01T07:00:00Z","date_published":"2014-07-01T07:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T03:16:37Z","subjects":["Weapons of Mass Destruction","WMD","Church of England","British WMD policy","defence","Archbishop of Canterbury","Lambeth Conference","General Synod","Defense and Security Studies"],"languages":[],"rights":["© Dana Lynn Trzeciak"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1493","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Keith Payne"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Trzeciak, Dana Lynn"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Defense and Strategic Studies"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Masters"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Weapons of Mass Destruction","WMD","Church of England","British WMD policy","defence","Archbishop of Canterbury","Lambeth Conference","General Synod","Defense and Security Studies"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["© Dana Lynn Trzeciak"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1493"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["The Church of England (CoE) has multiple avenues to influence British policy regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). 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