DETERRENCE VIOLATES THE WRONGFUL INTENTIONS PRINCIPLE Robert P. Churchill. Nuclear Arms as a Philosophical and Moral Issue Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 469, Nuclear Armament and Disarmament (Sep, 1983), pp. 46-57. p. 51. While the absence of a desire to kill is important, it is not sufficient to exculpate our national leaders for the intention to retaliate. What counts in establishing the immorality of their intentions are the preparations they make to retaliate, the signals they send to the adversary, and courses of action that may leave their hands tied and make retaliation almost automatic. These plans and actions underscore their willingness, in order to deter aggression, to accept the risk that in the end they will apply the sanctions and allow the world to be consumed.
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