I dispute that this is really all that ancient a view. Christianity, for example, regards violence as only useful backed by supernatural aid, and doesn't see i

I dispute that this is really all that ancient a view. Christianity, for example, regards violence as only useful backed by supernatural aid, and doesn't see it as the only way to fight, only assigns irredeemable evil to supernatural entities, nominally prefers peace, and does not expect human agency (exploding or otherwise) to be sufficient alone. The 80s could well be viewed as a repudiation of christian ideas of evil.