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#497 (Encore) Was Dropping the Atom Bomb Moral? - Christopher Check

Aug 5, 2023

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Introduction

3min

The Ethics of Mass Murder

3min

Harry Truman and the United States Army Air Corps Dropped the Bombs

2min

The Military Targets of Japan

2min

The Innocence of the Japanese

3min

The Dangers of Modern Warfare

2min

The Importance of Kilology

2min

The Importance of Distance in War

2min

The Importance of Americanism

2min

10.

The Defensiveness of the Second World War Generation

2min

11.

The Dangers of Nuclear War

3min

12.

The Moral Problem With Nuclear Weapons

2min

13.

The Importance of Consequences

2min

14.

The Moral Uses of Nuclear Bombs

2min

15.

The Implications of Killing Innocent Women and Children

2min

With “Oppenheimer” filling up the cinemas, and today being the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, we take a look back at an earlier episode we produced about the morality of dropping the atom bomb. Can a Catholic assent to blowing up entire cities? What about when to do so will save perhaps millions of lives? Catholic Answers President Chris Check joins us as we consider again America’s use of Atomic weapons to end a long, bitter war with Japan. Cy Kellett: Why would a Catholic support nuking Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Chris Check is next. Cy Kellett: Hello, and welcome t...