US professor Noam Chomsky has warned that the Earth is approaching the “most dangerous point in human history”.
The esteemed professor, sometimes described as one of the preeminent thinkers of the modern era, has warned that the world could “move onto terminal nuclear war” if peace can’t be reached over Ukraine.
Between the certainty of the climate crisis, and returning possibility of nuclear war between Russia and America, Chomsky warned: “we’re approaching the most dangerous point in human history.
“We are now facing the prospect of destruction of organised human life on Earth.”
The 93-year-old philosopher's made the foreboding prediction as the planet, and west, faces a number of crisis on growing fronts with few seeming solutions in sight.
The philosopher, whose family originated in Ukraine, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin ’s “criminal aggression” is “monstrous for Ukraine”.
Chomsky was supportive of Joe Biden ’s statement that Putin “cannot remain in power” despite being previously very critical of US presidents.
In an interview with the New Statesman, he said that America appeared less sympathetic for people in Afghanistan who are also “facing imminent starvation”, a fact he claimed was the fault of Western sanctions.
Chomsky, echoing some of Russia’s claims about where fault for the war lay, said that as much blame for the Russian invasion lay on the west as Putin and his cronies.
“In September 2021 the United States came out with a strong policy statement, calling for enhanced military cooperation with Ukraine, further sending of advanced military weapons, all part of the enhancement programme of Ukraine joining NATO,” he said.
But regardless of who was at fault, Chomsky added: "What we do know is that Ukraine will be further devastated.
“And we may move on to terminal nuclear war if we do not pursue the opportunities that exist for a negotiated settlement.”
His comments come as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues well into its second month.
Despite fears of a nuclear war, recent weeks have been punctuated by Russian withdrawals from areas around Kyiv and the subsequent atrocities uncovered in their wake.
In Bucha, a town in the Kyiv Oblast, dozens of bodies were found with some having had their hands bound before being shot.
