Just War or Military Ethics (Week Three) The circumstances under which it is or is not legitimate to use military force against another group or country The conditions under which killing another person is or is not justified within the context of military action When it is or is not legitimate to use certain controversial weapons to conduct military operations, such as drones, nuclear weapons, chemical and biological weapons, carpet bombs, etc. Disobeying unjust or illegal orders given by one’s superiors The kinds of actions or responses are characteristic of “virtuous” military personnel and their opposites, and how we should understand those virtues.