: Utilitarian views sometimes suggest torture is justified for the "greater good".
: The Ticking Time Bomb: When the Use of Torture is and is Not Endorsed by Joseph Spino and Denise Dellarosa Cummins. 2. Environmental Science: Chemical and Methane Time Bombs time_bomb
The most common scholarly use refers to a famous thought experiment where a terrorist has hidden a bomb that will soon explode. The only way to find its location is to torture the person in custody. : Utilitarian views sometimes suggest torture is justified
: These occur when soils or sediments reach a "tipping point" and suddenly release stored pollutants like heavy metals due to changes in pH or land use. Environmental Science: Chemical and Methane Time Bombs The
This field uses the term to describe latent hazards that trigger suddenly due to gradual changes.
: Research explores how global warming is causing permafrost and shallow seas to release massive amounts of methane. This "bomb" could lead to catastrophic sea-level rises and species extinction. Key Paper : The methane time bomb by A. Glikson. The methane time bomb - ScienceDirect