Serious misapplications of military research: dysfunction between conception and implementation

Researchers and technologists involved in the development of weapon systems can take their work to such extremes as to cause unplanned injury or death to others and lasting damage to the environment, reviewed here. In some cases innocent human casualties and ecological harm may actually be programme...

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Published in:Science and engineering ethics 2001-07, Vol.7 (3), p.347-364
Main Author: Richardson, J G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed forces
Biological Warfare - history
Casualties
Design engineering
Environmental ethics
Ethics - history
History, 20th Century
Human Experimentation - history
Humans
Military Science - history
Military weapons
Radioactive Fallout - history
Research - history
War Crimes - history
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Summary:Researchers and technologists involved in the development of weapon systems can take their work to such extremes as to cause unplanned injury or death to others and lasting damage to the environment, reviewed here. In some cases innocent human casualties and ecological harm may actually be programmed and achieved. An analysis is proffered, attributing blame, and indicating efforts to correct the situation. The ethics involved are "complexified",a moral boundaries are exceeded, and humanity is transgressed as it develops solutions to the problem.
ISSN:1353-3452
1471-5546
DOI:10.1007/s11948-001-0058-y