Comment on Nuclear scientist killed in Tehran was Iran's top Stuxnet expert parentComments−pmorici15ySo you think that, for example, a University prof. who gets grants and funding from a countries defense department is a legitimate target?−natrius15yYes. Attacking such a professor would be an act of war, but it wouldn't be particularly reprehensible as far as acts of war go.−metamemetics15yAnyone engaged in military\defense contracting is a legitimate target of war under the Geneva convention.
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So you think that, for example, a University prof. who gets grants and funding from a countries defense department is a legitimate target?
Yes. Attacking such a professor would be an act of war, but it wouldn't be particularly reprehensible as far as acts of war go.
Anyone engaged in military\defense contracting is a legitimate target of war under the Geneva convention.