Weapon Responsibility

I takes many hands to fire a missile and kill a child:

• Weapons designers.
• Weapons factory owners.
• Weapons factory workers.
• Generals and politicians to buy the weapons and order the strike.
• Soldiers to prepare and fire the weapons.
• Taxpayers to fund it all.

Without each contributor doing his bit, the missile could not be fired. However, most North Americans put 100% of the moral responsibility on the politicians.

I think the weapons factory owners especially deserve a significant share of the blame. They sell to both sides in conflicts. They foment conflicts. They bribe politicians to buy unnecessary weapons which triggers an arms race.

~ Roedy (1948-02-04 age:70)