Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Created by: holly6901
- Created on: 23-03-19 13:04
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- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Benefits
- When both countries have nuclear weapons they will be hesitant to attack each other (Mutually assured destruction)
- Biological and chemical weapons kill people but do not affect buildings, which can then be used by the attacker.
- Problems
- They deliberately target innocent civilians
- Nuclear weapons could be used to attack another country but easily exterminate the whole world
- Muslim attitudes
- Teachings make it difficult to use WMD as it doesn't fit the conditions of a just war
- The spiritual leader of Iran condemned the use of WMD
- Most Muslims believe a country can have them but not use them
- Just War Criteria
- Avoid killing innocent civilians, particularly the elderly, women and children
- Use weapons proportional to the cause
- Cause the least amount of suffering
- End when the enemy retreats or surrenders
- Non-religious attitudes
- Most humanist and some atheists are against possessing WMD because it is against the fundamental humanist beliefs.
- Humanists don't believe in an afterlife so think it's wrong to contemplate a weapon that could destroy the planet.
- Some atheists use Utilitarianism to justify WMD on the basis of MAD to bring world peace
- Benefits
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