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Eh, no, bombing nuclear power plant is a warcrime.

• chrsig 5y ago
  I mean, I agree that it'd be an incredibly inhumane thing to do, and a very bad idea that shouldn't occur ...but war crimes seem like they should only really be applicable to an aggressor. How can we tell another nation how it's allowed to defend itself? If you don't want to suffer inhumanity from an aggrieved nation, perhaps stop invading it.
  • EthanHeilman 5y ago
    War crimes do and should apply to a defender. The main idea behind a war crime is that it is an act which has limited military utility or in many cases is counter productive from a military standpoint but causes human suffering. That is, it is a clear and unnecessary act of violence. For instance killing prisoners of war since it is often more beneficial for a military to accept a surrender than to offer no quarter. Most ethical systems argue that human beings have a right to protect their own life with deadly force, but if during a self defense encounter you intentionally go out of your way to execute bystanders you can not use self-defense as a justification. This is because in that case you are just using self-defense as a cover to murder people.
• xdennis 5y ago
  But a warcrime means nothing to a country with nukes.