Now I have another peculiar question about morals (nothing about confusing economics
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Let us assume a Catholic State was in a situation that could be detrimental for their common good. Maybe a communist state next door wants to invade.
In regards to catholic morals and especially Just War Doctrine would it be moral for the legitimate authority of the Catholic State for Assassination of a figure of the communist state to prevent war.
Also is spying permissible if the legitimate catholic state does it for the defense of common good?
The reason I asked this is that the Just War Doctrine philosophically makes war a moral choice if situations arise that would make it better than peace to defend common good. Not to mention Catholic teachings certainly believe that the state can and may use coercion if it will defend/promote common good so the act of coercion itself is not wrong.
So then my mind is a bit confused about the morality of a legitimate state using other forms of coercion (assassination and spying) for the purpose of defending common good.
Minor Question: Is it possible a just war can be an offensive war (I know of the Just War Tradition of using war to "punish" immoral states and people violating common good).