# Fewer than four in ten say military strength is the best path to world peace

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## Reading

Fewer than four-in-ten Americans (38%) agree that the best way to ensure world peace is through military strength, including 15% who strongly agree, according to a Verasight survey conducted April 9-15, 2025.

A slightly smaller share (35%) disagree, including 16% who strongly disagree; 22% neither agree nor disagree, and 5% offer no opinion.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: The best way to ensure world peace is through American military strength.

Fewer than four in ten say military strength is the best path to world peace.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Somewhat agree: 22.5%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 22.2%
- Somewhat disagree: 18.8%
- Strongly disagree: 16.3%
- Strongly agree: 15.4%
- Don’t know / No opinion: 4.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-04-09 → 2025-04-15
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: elections
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

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