Satire as a weapon of propaganda While US radio broadcasts messages about world peace , defence, and disarmament (where 'Мир/Mir' signifies both 'world' and 'peace'), the United States military is actively establishing military bases across Europe. The contrast between eloquent words and concrete actions did not go unnoticed by the Soviet Union in 1952, just before Stalin's death. The radio man is also armed, the military has plenty of money and food (grain) is also a weapon.