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title: A General View of the Global Situation
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/general-view-global-situation-berryman-1963/
description: A globe with a scowling face, a long nose and a cloud for a moustache wears a top hat with two stars and a band of atom symbols.
section: Collection
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# A General View of the Global Situation

A globe with a scowling face, a long nose and a cloud for a moustache wears a top hat with two stars and a band of atom symbols; atom symbols fly at it from the sides of the globe, from the regions labelled 'U.S.A.' and 'U.S.S.R.'. The cartoon argues that the nuclear standoff between the two powers weighs on the whole world; the atomic imagery is a fear appeal framed by both named powers.

## Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

[Fear appeal](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/fear-appeal/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
U.S.A.
U.S.S.R.

JIM BERRYMAN  WASHINGTON STAR
```

[← ...But Captain, Your Capsule Awaits!](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/berryman-but-captain-your-capsule-awaits-1963/) [Strike →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/berryman-strike-1963/)

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