Ethical Scenario

The United States has reliable intelligence about Country X’s false flag attack plans on its homeland which they want to blame on the radical Islamic terrorist attacks. To prevent the planned attacks and affiliated jeopardies, the US authorizes the application of covert operations, which subsequently raise varied ethical considerations. The hypothetical scenario of a planned false flag attack by Country X on the United States homeland highlights varied ethical considerations associated with the covert intervention, drone warfare, just war theory, and intelligence ethics. Covert intervention demonstrates the manner in which intelligence agencies or governments employ clandestine or secret approaches to accomplish a specific goal[1]. This strategy necessitates the involved forces, including the intelligence agencies to balance the ethical considerations involved and the potential benefits or costs.

[1] Gregory F. Treverton. (N, D). The Ethics of Covert Intervention