NOAM CHOMSKY: WORLD OMINOUSLY
CLOSE TO NUCLEAR WAR
RT | Friday, November 7, 2014
The world has come ominously close to a nuclear war in the
past and it could happen again as Russia and the West have slipped back into
what seems like another Cold War, world-renowned scholar Noam Chomsky tells
RT’s Sophie&Co.
Once NATO has expanded its borders all the way to reach
Russia, its mission has very much changed since it was initially established,
Chomsky said. Now, its aim is to take control of global energy systems rather
than maintaining intergovernmental military balance.
The world has never been closer to a nuclear war that could
wipe out all of its initiators, and the threat is no longer a thing of history,
according to Chomsky.
“The worst-case scenario, of
course, would be a nuclear war, which would be terrible. Both states that initiate
it will be wiped out by the consequences. That’s the worst-case. And it’s come
ominously close several times in the past, dramatically close. And it could
happen again, but not planned, but just by the accidental interactions that
take place – that has almost happened,” Chomsky told Sophie Shevardnadze.
The overall situation of
international instability was worsened by US involvement in the Middle Eastern
affairs and damaging regional conflicts, Chomsky says, comparing its actions in
Iraq to a hit with a“sledgehammer.”
Chomsky went on to discuss with RT the former NSA contractor
and whistleblower Edward Snowden, and the US’ ever-expanding global spying that
are having a dangerous impact on the domestic population and is inspiring other
governments worldwide to do the same.
For a short VIDEO INTERVIEW, please click this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNkXaxd9Dow
Source: RT
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