a weapon of mass destruction which uses living organisms like bacteria, viruses or toxins to infect and damage the body

a weapon of mass destruction which uses man-made toxic substances to harm the body through inhalation, skin contact or eye exposure

a weapon of mass destruction which uses a nuclear reaction to cause widespread damage and loss of life

weapons which cause widespread, indiscriminate damage (eg nuclear, chemical, biological)

Weapons of mass destruction

Religious education

The meaning and significance of peace, justice, forgiveness and reconciliation

Violence, including violent protest

Contrasting religious views about violence

Reasons for war

Religion as a cause of war and Holy War

The Just War theory

Terrorism

Pacifism

Different religious views about pacifism

Nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence

Different religious views about weapons of mass destruction

Religion and peace-making

Religious responses to victims of war

The work of Christian Aid for victims of war

In this unit pupils examine ideas of violence and how some religions justify war in terms of holy or just war. They will move on to examine specific ideas such as nuclear war and terrorism. Finally they will examine the role of religion in finding and making peace.

Religion, peace and conflict

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

uses living organisms like bacteria, viruses or toxins

uses man-made toxic substances to harm the body

uses nuclear reaction to cause widespread damage and loss of life

Match the type of weapon to its descriptions.

The use of weapons of mass destruction goes against the {{}} Conventions.

What is one long-term effect of weapons of mass destruction?

What is a key issue with secrecy around WMDs?

What is the main purpose of the Biological Weapons Convention?

What is a common misunderstanding about WMDs?

Weapons that use nuclear reactions to cause mass destruction

Having nuclear weapons to prevent attacks through fear

Match the key word to the correct definition.

The UK is a nuclear-armed state under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation {{}}.

It creates peace based on fear, not trust

What is a key argument against nuclear deterrence?

They are mainly used for energy production

What is a common misunderstanding about nuclear weapons?

What is one ethical concern about using nuclear weapons?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Weapons of mass destruction

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.