Friday, February 4, 2011

Ethics of Developing Weapons of Mass Destruction


 

I believe that the production of some weapons are normal. If we do not produce weapons to defend ourselves then the people that dont will easily create one and kill us. Also, weapons are mostly made to scare the enemy into submission or prevent wars or if wars were to start they are used to end them quickly.  If you are weak, and you are near a larger country, you are possible to be attacked for the purpose of gaining of land, resources and population.
Next, weapons of mass destruction should only be used for fear or just to end a war in one mighty offensive. Once one is used, for example, a hydrogen bomb dropped on Washington, D.C. or Moscow, the attacked country would retaliate with as much strength as possible. The next problem with nuculear bombs is radiation and radiation clouds. If there is a big enough nuclear explosion, a radiation cloud will be created, which will then float along with the strongest wind current, and effect everyone in it's path, not just the people near the blast zone. Also, there are biological weapons, which can be weapons of mass destruction, because if enough is dispenced, it can also be caught in a wind current and kill many until it is all used up.
This can relate to the story "A Long Way Gone" by Ishmael Beah in many ways. The way the drug were used to give the boys unimaginable toughness was used as a weapon of mass destruction, because it not only destroyed the boy's lives it gave them the ability to kill others with no remorse. The weapons that they used in this story are in fact considered to be cannons, or "mini-cannons."  

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