Weapons of mass destruction Flashcards
What are weapons of mass destruction sometimes referred to as
WMDs
What are the types of WMDs
-chemical
-nuclear
-biological
Arguments for an against possessing nuclear weapons
For:
-they act as a … to ensure …
—>a country might not … another if they have … weapons
-some have … perspectives, where the … course of … is the one that brings the best … of … and negative …
-nuclear … can be used to … itself from an …
Against:
-nuclear … are …
-causes … suffering
-are …
-cause alot of … to the …
For:
-they act as a deterrent to ensure peace
—>a country might not attack another if they have nuclear weapons
-some have utilitarian perspectives, where the best course of action is the one that brings the best balance of positive and negative results
-nuclear weapons can be used to defend itself from an attack
Against:
-nuclear weapons are expensive
-causes widespread suffering
-are indiscriminate
-cause alot of damage to the environment
Christian views on WMDs
-all Christian … are … them
-they believe … damage should not be …
-goes against the … of …
-does not fit the … needed for a … war
-… is gods … and using them will … it so, … are against this as they feel they have an …. to … after it
-… believe they act a a good …
-all Christian denominations are against them
-they believe unnecessary damage should not be caused
-goes against the sanctity of life
-does not fit the aspects needed for a just war
-earth is gods creation and using them will destroy it so, stewards are against this as they feel they have an obligation to look after it
-some believe they act a a good deterrent
Buddhists views on WMD
-go … the … moral …
-against the … of them
-against having them as a …
-… Buddhists look at the … Lama’s … where he spoke about the … of …
-against …
-not showing k… and m…
-causes … which Buddhists are trying to …
-creates bad …
-go against the first moral precept
-against the use of them
-against having them as a deterrent
-Tibetan Buddhists look at the Dalai Lama’s teaching where he spoke about the dangers of WMDs
-against ahimsa
-not showing karuna and metta
-causes suffering which Buddhists are trying to escape
-creates bad karma
