Ratchet is already shaking his head.

"Not our style," he says firmly as he watches York. "Definitetly not for noncombatants, and not even for the people we were actively fighting. Refusing necessary shelter or medical care was never an option, not even at the height of the war." His eyes narrow. "Not anywhere I was in charge, at any rate, I'm not saying it never happened. I sure as hell didn't detain anybody for use as lab rats, either."