Argument on the Ethics of Weapon Development

     In my opinion, weapons of mass destruction should never be developed because they are immoral. I believe they shouldn’t be created because they are capable of causing thousands of innocent deaths and destruction to cities. One excellent example of these tragedies is the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In this event, the atomic bomb was first tested in attempt to make Japan surrender the Second World War After the bombing, more than 70,000 people had been killed due to the explosion and several important buildings such as the Genbaku Dome were destroyed.

This is a Replica of the little boy atomic bomb

This is a picture of the Hiroshima Genbaku dome and the surrounding land which was destroyed from the bomb.

        

When manufacturing cannons, the ethics about taking someone’s life, taking someone away from their family, and causing severe damage to land and homes come into place. Cannons can also be very powerful. (Such as the ones with explosive cannonballs) These can kill another human which is already something immoral itself, but what about their family? They will also be affected by the loss.

Killing a Human being is not like killing an insignificant fly. It is not as if they can just be disposed of so easily.

In conclusion, any killing of other people in any way is immoral, especially if you don’t know the person.