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.
: 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
: Utilitarian views sometimes suggest torture is justified for the "greater good". The most common scholarly use refers to a
: Many scholars argue the scenario is "intellectual fraud" because it relies on unrealistic, perfect knowledge that is rarely available in real-world counter-terrorism. time_bomb
This field uses the term to describe latent hazards that trigger suddenly due to gradual changes.