509th Bomb Wing

regards to the famed Ticking Bomb Hypothetical which has been used on multiple occasions to permit and even encourage torture as an information gathering tactic. Baron makes it clear that she recognizes there might be extreme cases where torture is understood as the lesser of two evils, but that the Ticking Bomb Hypothetical should not be considered a viable hypothetical to use to think over circumstances of necessary torture. Dershowitz also agrees that the Ticking Bomb hypothetical is too…

and USSR had nuclear-programs in order to make, and perfect the atom bomb, or nuclear weapons. During the Cold War the USSR and the USA were in a race to build the atom bomb. Although they both had secret and confidential programs, that not many people knew about, spies were very effective in order to discover new information. The USSR potential to build an atom bomb was underestimated by the West. The Soviets made an atom bomb exceptionally early, which was well before the USA believed they…

Is the act-utilitarian argument for torture in ticking bomb scenarios correct? Act-Utilitarianism is the rightness of actions depending entirely on how they impact welfare or happiness. In which, the decision will be attempting to maximize both welfare and happiness. Utilitarianism sees no action as bad in itself because morality is decided by the consequences of actions. The “right thing to do” of saving the innocent is necessary to be compared and evaluated against the bad. This is set to be…

their next nuclear device was created. the RDS-4. The weapon originated from a small weapons research branch in the USSR. The device was composed of a boosted fission design with a levitated core. The bomb went on to be the first one to be detonated in a war simulation. On August 23, 1953 the bomb was airdropped from a Tu-4 Bomber over the simulation. The device is titled as the first mid range ballistic missile in the world. Which went on to be tested with a live warhead for the first and only…

Torture can be used to realize valuable information that could help avert an atrocity. If a terrorist who has planted a bomb and a jumbo jet is the only one who can disarm it, he may be subjected to torture to give information that can help in disarming the bomb. Therefore, torture is necessary at times for saving lives and property especially if the terrorist can give information that can help to avert an imminent act of terror. A terrorist…

The political language of "left" or "right" is something that is distant to me as I consider myself not that well-versed in the political realm. However, because of my nature I often agree or disagree with some policies based on my personal thoughts. One of the greatest philosopher, Aristotle, famously points out that human beings are "political animals", meaning we are social creature with reasoning. In a sense by our nature, we as individual participate in a manner in which a society is form.…

Cowgirls are Cowboys Time has past seen my last cattle drive. I remember the cattle as crazy a rattlesnake 's tail. We moved the cattle from texas to kansas. I been there many times. For those how don 't know me, I 'm William John Billings. I regally from Texas. I am from a huge ranch left when I was 11 years old. I heard cattle most my life. Thats have all changed, I have settled down now. I desire to settle in Kansas now. I have Looking at a mule tail the land now. I found me a pretty big…

financial crisis and demonstrates the effects of it on one of the couples. Let the Sunshine explores the relationship of two families living in Noosa and Sydney; Toby and Ros – left wing documentary makers and book sellers, trying to point out the flaws in capitalism – and Ron and Natasha – the complete opposite, right wing opinions…

3rd grade: I was staring that club write in the eye, it was staring at me like a hawk. The contact was so loud, it sounded like a bomb, my ears rang so loud it hurt. I put my hands on my head but something was not right, instead of my fingers stopping at my forehead they went inside. I looked at my hands and they were just red, all red. My instinct was to scream, so that’s what I did, even though I didn’t feel anything. I laid down and some random guy sat on top of me and started to hold my…

As Americans, we all look for equal and fair opportunities in life. Americans strive to allow others to live comfortably and fair as possible, and as issues occur for living comfortably, there are people who think differently of how individuals should live. For example, there are liberal and conservative thinkers. Liberal thinkers believe the government should control how people live, and have a say so in daily lives, while conservative thinkers, believe in personal responsibilities and limited…