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Nuclear War and Environmental Catastrophe

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Nuclear War and Environmental Catastrophe

â€œThere are two problems for our speciesâ€™ survivalâ€”nuclear war and environmental catastrophe, â€ says Noam Chomsky in this new book on the two existential threats of our timeÂ and their points of intersection since World War II.

While a nuclear strike would require action, environmental catastrophe is partially defined by willful inaction inÂ response to human-induced climate change. Denial of the facts is only half the equation. Other contributing factors include extreme techniques for the extraction of remaining carbon deposits, the elimination ofÂ agricultural land for bio-fuel, the construction of dams, and the destruction of forests that are crucial for carbonÂ sequestration.

On the subject of current nuclear tensions, Chomsky revisits the long-established option of aÂ nuclear-weapon-free zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East, a proposal set in motion through a jointÂ Egyptian Iranian General Assembly resolution in 1974.

Intended as a warning, Nuclear War and Environmental CatastropheÂ is also a reminder that talking about the unspeakable can still be done with humor, with wit and indomitable spirit.
Country USA
Brand Seven Stories Press
Manufacturer Seven Stories Press
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
Height 6.97
Length 4.97
Weight 0.29982867632
Width 0.48
ReleaseDate 2013-04-30
NumberOfItems 1

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