- This link provides an unbiased and very broad overview of all things torture. This includes the history, development, and the views supporting and opposing the modern use of torture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon
- This link provides an unbiased and very broad overview of nuclear weapons. This includes the history, development, and the views supporting and opposing the use of nuclear weapons.
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2005-08/2005-08-23-voa2.cfm
- This link provides many views about the use of the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. It voices many opinions from scholars and historians who point out the pros and cons of its use. It is important as it gives feedback from the only event where the atomic bomb was ever used.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_proliferation
- This link provides an overview of nuclear proliferation, or the movement supporting the US armament. It outlines the various points which support the theory.
http://www.un.org/events/npt2005/npttreaty.html
- This link outlines the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which was created to stop countries from acquiring nuclear weapons, and to convince those with them to decrease their inventories. The treaty is one of the foremost factors in the elimination of nuclear weapons armament.
http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/issues/nuclear-weapons/start/10-reasons-abolish-nw.htm
- This link illustrates the views of a non-proliferation group. These views are the top ten reasons for the abolishment of nuclear weapons.
http://www.nuclearproliferation.org/
- This link a large website run by the “Nuclear Proliferation Organization” dedicated to the cause of nuclear-proliferation. The website is a blog, and addresses current topics regularity.
http://www.nci.org/index.htm
- This site is an independent research center, Nuclear Control Institute, which specializes in studying the problems associated with nuclear proliferation. This site is important because it illustrates the flaws in both sides of the nuclear armament debate.
http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/dangers.html
- This site outlines the dangers between nuclear proliferation and terrorism.
http://www.sandia.gov/media/nuclear.htm
- This site holds a survey conducted in the US. It explains the views of Americans in regards to their views of nuclear threats and proliferation.
http://www.ncpa.org/pi/internat/intdex10.html
- This link is to an independent group who addresses both recent and past news in the context of nuclear armament and the growing threat of terrorism. It also brings the two topics together in many cases.
http://tassc.org/
- This is a link founded by the victims of torture from all around the world. It is their goal to stop torture, and prevent the current cases with the US’s involvement in Iraq.
http://www.omct.org/
-This is a link to the World Organization against Torture.
http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/
- This is a link to the UN Committee against torture.
http://www.hrweb.org/legal/cat.html
- This is a link to the UN Convention against torture.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1206725,00.html
- This link outlines the various scandals of torture cases that have been seen throughout the US’s involvement in Iraq.
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst061404.htm
- This is a very well-written article condemning societies who use torture. It recognizes the use of torture elsewhere, but is resilient in allowing the US to participate in such acts.
2 comments:
Your blog is very thought provoking. It definitely makes me ponder about what power is and who it should belong to. Most of your links discuss two topics; torture or the nuclear bomb. I think you should include sites relative to the other topics discussed in you blog. One of the topics you wrote about is power. I just thought it might be interesting to include a site that defined the different types of power.
http://www.changeminds.org/explanations/power/power_types.htm
Also in your blog you discuss the roll of power in today's world; asking questions like who should have power and how should they be allowed to use it. This link just ties this thought into a situation in our world today. The U.S. seems to think that it has and should have power the police the world.
http://www.cepr.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=750
Also in your blog you write that men are governed by a higher law. This site just provides and insight about higher law and how is relates to the U.S. constitution.
http://www.worldandi.com/public/1994/may/mt5.cfm
This post is very interesting and certainly appealing to me. I enjoy the approach you are taking on such a controversial topic. Along with this enjoyment, I have done a bit of research that perhaps broadens your topic. Check out this site http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/us/nationalspecial3/04gitmo.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin It sort of brings up the status of Guatanamo and what sort of rights those prisoners should have, or will have in the near future. Since Guatanamo has often been accused of unacceptable means of punishment, it certainly relates. As one comment mentioned, some additional links that would broaden your topic's view could help. Almost as dangerous/'bad' as torture and nuclear weapons are those of the biochemical field. Here you can find some just basic information concerning this field, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/2808783.stm
In final, you should view this link without a doubt. Though I can't necessarily confirm its reliability, this site is very interesting in considering other nuclear threats around the world... specifically North Korea.
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/dprk/nuke/index.html
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