ETHC 445N (ETHC 445N)

Question: Anticipating the possibility that their soldiers may one day … captured by the enemy, some modern armies include in their basic training exposure to simulated yet intimidating torture techniques. That is, they subject their own troops to mild forms of simulated torture in order that they may learn how to resist torture and not divulge the plans and classified information that they know. Some other armies actually train through experience of torture. Is this practice justifiable et...