Section I: Just War?

Consider the following scenarios. Decide whether or not it would it be just for the United States to go to war in each circumstance.

1		China closes the U.S. embassy in Beijing in protest of U.S. trade policies.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
2		Japan imposes a 200 percent tariff on California lettuce.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
3		A pro-American president is elected in Iran, but is assassinated by fundamentalist clerics.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
4		Three thousand Americans are killed in a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
5		China invades Taiwan, a nation with a freely-elected government with whom the United States has a defense treaty.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
6		North Korea invades South Korea, killing 5,000 U.S. troops stationed there.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
7		Great Britain suffers a terrorist attack by a group associated with Al Qaeda, having been funded by Iraq. Fifteen thousand Britons die in the attack.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No

Section II: Just Conduct in War?

In this section, you will be asked whether or not it would be just for the United States to respond with a nuclear attack against targets in the nation implicated in each scenario.

8		Three thousand Americans are killed in a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The group responsible primarily resides in Afghanistan.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
9		Ten thousand Americans are killed in a terrorist attack on a major U.S. landmark. U.S. intelligence officials suspect that Iraq was involved in the attack.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
10		Ten thousand Americans are killed in a terrorist attack on a major U.S. landmark. U.S. officials are absolutely certain that Iraq was involved in the attack.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
11		Ten thousand Americans are killed in a terrorist attack on a major U.S. landmark. The leader of Iraq claims responsibility for the attack on television.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
12		Two thousand U.S. troops invading Iraq are killed in a chemical attack launched by Iraqi troops.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
13		Five hundred thousand people are killed in a nuclear attack on a major U.S. city. No group claims responsibility. However, U.S. intelligence officials argue that only one nation, Iraq, has the capability and willingness to supply a terrorist group with such a weapon.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No
14		One thousand Americans die in a smallpox outbreak. U.S. investigators trace the source of the outbreak to Iraq.
			A)	Yes
			B)	No