keywords and examples

• holy war

  war that is believed to be sanctioned by god
• victims of war

  those who are harmed during a war
• reconciliation

  making up and rebuilding relationships between two groups/ sides after disagreement
• conflict

  dispute between sides
• nucleur weapons/ war

  a weapon of mass destruction which causes widespread damage and loss of life
• terrorism

  use of violence and threats to intimidate others - used for political purposes to build fear
• forgiveness

  letting go of blame against a person for wrongs they have done
• pacifism

  all violence is wrong
• nuclear deterrence

  having nuclear weapons with the aim of preventing other states attacking for fear of retaliation and nuclear war
• retaliation 


  to pay someone back for their harmful actions
• justice 


  bringing fairness back to a situation
• peace

  the opposite of war - harmony between all in society
• just war

  set of rules for fighting a war in a way to be justified and acceptable to god