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How Air Force Officers are taught that nuclear bombing is OK with God

 the intent of quoting Bible passages was to make officers feel “comfortable” about launching nuclear weapons and signing a legal document stating they had “no moral qualms” about “turning the key” if ordered to do so. 

‘Jesus loves nukes’  Bruce Ross’s Blog 27 July 11.  “…….Former Air Force Capt. Damon Bosetti, 27, who attended missile officer training in 2006 and was stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana, said he and his colleagues used to call the religious section of the ethics training the “Jesus loves nukes speech.”

“What I went through in 2006 didn’t have that level of inappropriateness in it, but it was still strongly religious,” he said of the PowerPoint presentation the Air Force now uses for training missile officers.

Bosetti, who is represented by MRFF, said he believes the intent of quoting Bible passages was to make officers feel “comfortable” about launching nuclear weapons and signing a legal document stating they had “no moral qualms” about “turning the key” if ordered to do so. …

Bosetti, an officer who left active duty in the Air Force last year, said officers were immediately presented with the three-page document to sign after the end of the training session on nuclear ethics.

“I think the average American would be and should be very disturbed to know that people go through training where the Air Force quotes the Bible,” Bosetti said. “This type of teaching sets a dangerous precedent because no one above you is objecting. It shifts the group definition of acceptable behavior more and more off track.”—http://blogs.redding.com/bross/archives/2011/07/jesus-loves-nuk.html

July 28, 2011 - Posted by | Religion and ethics, USA

2 Comments »

  1. How dare our military merge religion with military war strategy. Proselytizing is diametric to our constitution. We are not crusaders and should not be depicted as such.

    Elizabeth Urbaniak's avatar Comment by Elizabeth Urbaniak | July 28, 2011 | Reply

  2. What would constitute morality if not religion? No one mentions or says anything about crusades or launching nuclear weapons because God says to do it. But the officers have to believe that they are doing the “right” thing by turning the key. If there is a dilemma between nuking another country or surrendering the United States, then prepare to turn to key.

    Mick's avatar Comment by Mick | August 4, 2011 | Reply


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