Centre for Military Ethics: Ethics Playing Cards

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Devriez-vous toujours dissimuler les risques d’une opération à ceux que vous commandez?

Qu’est-ce que vous en pensez? Que faire si l’opération se passe mal? Cela est-il différent si vous êtes en opération de guerre ? Est-ce que la confiance nécessite le partage de l’information?

Often commanders cannot foresee all of the risks of an operation. If you have a strong relationship built on trust, it might not be necessary for the commander to outline all of the risks. However, people might be less likely to trust their superior if they believe important information is being withheld from them.

Patrick Mileham, ‘Unlimited Liability and the Military Covenant’, Journal of Military Ethics, 9 (2010), p29

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