Answer:
In the statements prior to the given statement, the author makes their opinion clear. The introductory sentence states, "How can a human being with any claim to a sense of moral responsibility deliberately let loose an instrument of destruction." Off of this statement alone, it is evident that the author strongly questions the morality and ethicalness of dropping a nuclear bomb. It goes on to state "This is not war: . . . this is pure nihilism."
Thus when the author states "strikes at the very basis of moral existence?" they strongly believe that dropping a nuclear bomb is immoral and unethical, they question the meaning of being human if "the very foundations or morality are overthrown" by dropping a nuclear bomb.
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The men who collected taxes is the publican
The Paris Peace Conference was a meeting between the Allied Powers on how to handle the end of World War I. In this meeting, the three most influential voices were France, Great Britain, and the United States. All three different countries had unique ideas on what should happen to Germany after World War I.
The United States did not want to financially punish Germany.
The British did want to punish Germany financially. However, they wanted them strong enough to still be able to trade.
France however, wanted Germany to pay for all the damage caused during World War I. France was one of the countries that suffered the most damage from this war, hence why they were so insistent on Germany paying the price for the war.
In the end, Germany is forced to pay over $100 billion in damages for World War I and were forced to take responsibility for starting the war. This plan most accurately reflected France's idea on how to punish the Germans.
The OPEC also known as the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries proclaimed an oil embargo in the 1972. This was a result of US' support for the Israel during the Yom Kippur War. The embargo caused oil prices to rise fro dollars a barrel to near 12 dollars globally. It gave rise for US to develop its own oil generating capacity to sustain its energy sources.
