Weapons of Mass Destruction
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WMDs and victims of war
Learning objectives:
• To understand the meaning of weapons of mass destruction.
• Explore the arguments for and against.
• To reflect about the effect of conflict on the victims.
• Keywords: Peace/Justice/Red Cross/Cresent/Sanctity/Defence/Quakers
Arguments for and against.
• Extension: Extension: Why would a Christian or Muslim support having nuclear weapons to stop people from attacking?
• Think Evidence Look at your quotes sheet!
The Red Cross/Red Crescent• Medical care for wounded soldiers
• Supervises treatment of prisoners of war
• Searches for missing people
• Protects civilians
4 mark question
Explain the attitudes of religious believers to helping people in war.
For 2 marks:Point –
Evidence –
Explanation –
For 2 marks:Point –
Evidence –
Explanation –
To begin with... Alternatively... Additionally...Similarly... The reasons for this... They believe this because...
‘The point of war is to kill the enemy, not try and help them when they are injured.’
As a humanitarian, I would argue that...
As a soldier I would argue that...
As a Christian I would argue that...
Fill in their arguments
I think...
Add to your mind map...
Links to our previous lessons:
• - Causes of War
• - Jihad and Holy War
• - Pacifism
• - Consequences of War