Just War/Military ethics
• What are some circumstances that would make a war just or unjust?
• What are some controversial reasons nations have gone to war, contemplated going to war, or refrained from going to war? Were they justified?
• Are there ways of conducting a war that should be defended as just or opposed as unjust?
• Thinking of some specific technology such as drone weapons, nuclear weapons, or chemical and biological weapons, is its use justified? When would it not be justified?
• Consider various methods of war such as carpet bombing, targeting of civilians or intentionally killing non-combatants,using human shields,the use of blockades, sanctions,and other means of preventing basic good from reaching the enemy civilians.When would one of these be justified or unjustified?
• Are there forms of treatment of suspected enemy combatants, such as torture, imprisonment enemy combatants, such as without trial, warrant less surveillance, etc., that should never be done? Why or why not?
• Is it justified to violate the normal rights of one's own citizens to ensure the safety of the country?
-What kinds of virtues do persons in the military need?
-What sorts of behavior might those virtues require?
-What sorts of behavior would be contrary to those virtues?
-Are there times when a soldier's virtues and/or duties may conflict?
-How should a soldier act in such circumstances?
-Should a soldier disobey an immoral or unjust command?
-What policies should the military have in place to respond to such conflicts?