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Any soldier or airman ordered to attack civilians armed with rifles with weapons of mass destruction or injury would have ample grounds to ignore those orders.
Manual for Courts Martial, Rule 916(d)
Manual for Courts Martial, Rule 916(d)
It is a defense to any offense that the accused was acting pursuant to orders unless the accused knew the orders to be unlawful or a person of ordinary sense and understanding would have known the orders to be unlawful.
Customary IHL - 155. Defence of Superior Orders
155. Defence of Superior Orders
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