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Re:Transcript of Taped Conversations Among German Nuclear Ph... by alexitorg on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @10:50PM (#36980801)
I don't think there was much in the Geneva Conventions about targeting civilians until 1949 and the 4th Geneva convention. Maybe there was something about bombarding civilians from ships at sea.
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Re:Transcript of Taped Conversations Among German Nuclear Ph... by gattilorenz on Thursday August 03, 2023 @02:45AM (#36982226)
I’m pretty sure morality and moral compass predate the Geneva Conventions, though. Just because it was not “sanctioned” doesn’t mean it was necessarily moral, and WEIZSÄCKER’s comment indeed shows it.
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