ABSTRACT

Four scenarios are presented as exemplar situations in which the ethical architecture should be able to perform appropriately. ese scenarios are, as much as possible, drawn from real world situations. All assume that total war conditions exist (total war waged between adversary states) and the LOW applies. All involve decisions regarding direct intentional engagement of human targets with lethal force. For all operations, military measures are dened including the denition of kill zones, welldened ROEs, and Operational Orders. In addition, IFF (Identication Friend or Foe) interrogation is available.