National Security Act of 1947

      1- An element of the National Security Act of 1947 stated “...No United States intelligence information may be provided to the United Nations or any organization affiliated with the United Nations-” Briefly defend this position from an ethical perspective- 2- How would you define "morally intolerable" and "morally acceptable" from an intelligence operation perspective concerning national security? Is torture of terrorists or enemy combatants ever morally acceptable? 3- Explain what you would consider to be a working definition of integrity for an intelligence gathering government agency. What sort of attributes would be absolutes? 4- What sort of conclusion did Kent Pekel come to in his discussion of integrity and ethics at the CIA? What are his recommendations? 5- Under what circumstances would war be a "just" war? The law allows one to act justifiably in defense of self or defense of others- Would war also be allowed in defense of others?