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Beyond Presicion: Issues of Morality and Decision Making in Minimizing Collateral Casualties
Lt. Col. Dwight A. Roblyer

            Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security
            University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

            Introduction

            The Nature Of Collateral Casualties and the War In Afghanistan

            Foundational Theories and Standards

            Why and How the United States Seeks to Avoid Collateral Casualties and Damage

            United States National Interests and Views of the International Community

            The Decision Environment

            Moral Decision Support for the Warfighter

            Counterpoints and Recommendations

            Bibliography

 

            Research of the Program in Arms Control
            Disarmament, and International Security

            University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

            April 2004