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- 1Nuclear WeaponsWeapons based on atomic fission or fusion.
- 2Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)Non-Nuclear weapons which can destroy large areas and/or large numbers of people (eg. chemical weapons)
- 3PacifismRefusing to fight in wars.
- 4Just WarA war that is fought for the right reasons and in a right way.
- 5World PeaceThe basic aim of the UN to remove the causes of war.
- 6BullyingIntimidating or frightening people weaker than yourself.
- 7ForgivenessThe act of stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they have done wrong.
- 8Moral RelativismA philosophy that asserts there is no global, absolute moral law that applies to all people, for all time and in all places.
- 9Moral AbsolutismAn ethical view that certain actions are absolutely right or wrong, regardless of other circumstances such as their consequences or the intentions behind them.
- 10Holy WarA war declared or waged in support of a religious cause.
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- The Key Terms for the topic "Religion, Peace and Conflict"
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