ABSTRACT

In this article, we present the results of two survey experiments on public support for nuclear, chemical, and conventional strikes. We examined how moral values of individuals interact with the approval of different kinds of strikes and with the effects of information about the ingroup and out-group fatalities. Our results show that while the public is more averse to the employment of chemical weapons than to the conduct of nuclear or conventional strikes, the overall relationship between strike approval and the individuals’ moral values does not differ across the three experimental treatments. In addition, we found that individuals’ scores in so-called “binding” moral values affect the sensitivity of the public for in-group fatalities. Findings of our paper contribute to the broader debates in the field about the strength and nature of the norms against the use of nuclear and chemical weapons, and about the role of morality in the public attitudes to the use of military force.

摘要

在本文中，我们介绍了两个关于公众对核，化学和常规罢工的支持的调查实验的结果。我们研究了个人的道德价值观如何与不同类型的罢工的批准以及与团内和团外死亡相关的信息的影响相互影响。我们的结果表明，尽管公众对化学武器的使用比对进行核打击或常规打击更为厌恶，但在三种实验方法中，打击同意与个人道德价值观之间的总体关系没有差异。此外，我们发现，个人对所谓“具有约束力”的道德价值观的评分会影响公众对群体内死亡的敏感性。