Sovereignty involves a nation’s recognized right to decide its own course in civil and foreign affairs, especially as it relates to decisions of self-defense. Most cultures have a concept of a just and unjust war—moral reasons for making war on an enemy and immoral ones. Furthermore, as was discussed in the text, there are also just and unjust ways in which to conduct a war. Please answer the following and compare your results to fellow students who also took the survey.

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
8		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.

9		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
10		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
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		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
14		One thousand Americans die in a smallpox outbreak. U.S. investigators trace the source of the outbreak to Iraq.
			A)	YES
			B)	NO