preemptive strike in self-defense theme
The following kind of dilemma is illustrated: Can it be right to use military force pre-emptively to prevent an attack on yourself?
Examples
Picard was urged to attack the Romulans before they could strike at the Federation in tng3x10 "The Defector".
11 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| bbf2x10 | choice | general was there to strike preemptively and the morality of this was questioned |
| ds93x21 | choice | Cardassians and Romulans united in a preemptive strike against the Dominion |
| dis1x01 | major | Captain Georgiou refrained from firing on the Klingons first in spite of Burnham urging her to do so |
| ent3x07 | major | The Xindi were intent on destroying Earth because they had reason to believe that Humans were going to destroy them. |
| ent3x18 | major | The Xindi planned a preemptive strike to destroy Earth and annihilate all Humans in self-defense. |
| ent4x09 | major | The Vulcan council planned a preemptive strike on Andoria. |
| movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) | major | We are asked if it is acceptable to build a trio of spy satellite linked, flying aircraft carriers to be used for seeking out and killing potentially dangerous people before they commit crimes. |
| tng3x10 | major | Picard :: Picard must choose |
| ds93x20 | minor | Cardassians and Romulans united in a preemptive strike against the Dominion |
| ent4x08 | minor | The Vulcan council planned a preemptive strike on Andoria. |