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As long as nuclear weapons exist, the chances of survival of the human species are quite slight.

As long as nuclear weapons exist, the chances of survival of the human species are quite slight.

Noam Chomsky
Long, Survival, Nuclear
"Thank you Vasili Arkhipov, the man who stopped nuclear war" by Edward Wilson, www.theguardian.com. October 27, 2012.

Humans may be destroying their chances for decent survival. It won't kill everybody, but it would change the world dramatically.

Noam Chomsky
Survival, World, May
"Noam Chomsky: Bernie Sanders can't save America" by Noam Chomsky, www.salon.com. September 25, 2015.

The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit, and even threaten human survival.

Noam Chomsky
History, Survival, Institutions
Noam Chomsky (2003). “For Reasons Of State”, p.404, Penguin Books India

There are two problems for our species' survival - nuclear war and environmental catastrophe - and we're hurtling towards them. Knowingly.

Noam Chomsky
War, Two, Survival
"The NS Interview: Noam Chomsky". Interview with Alyssa Mcdonald, www.newstatesman.com. September 13, 2010.

The question in brief, is whether democracy and freedom are values to be preserved or threats to be avoided . . . democracy and freedom are more than values to be treasured; they may well be essential to survival.

Noam Chomsky
Survival, Democracy, Essentials
"Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media". Documentary, 1992.

Surely no rational or realistic person will discount the possibility that [during wartime] the United States might suddenly resort to nuclear weapons. Those who retain the instinct for survival, not to speak of minimal concern for their fellow man, will seek ways to act before rather than after the event.

Noam Chomsky
Men, Survival, Church

The target of preventive war must have several characteristics. It must be virtually defenceless; it must be important enough to be worth the trouble; it must be possible to portray it as the ultimate evil and an imminent threat to our survival.

Noam Chomsky
War, Evil, Survival
Noam Chomsky (2008). “The Essential Chomsky”, p.378, The New Press

In a moment of crisis, of which there are all too many, Russian military planners may conclude that lacking a deterrent, the only hope of survival is a first strike - which means the end for all of us.

Noam Chomsky
Military, Mean, Survival
"Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union". Interview with George Yancy, www.nytimes.com. July 5, 2017.

A property of an organism enters into its life (and survival) in many different ways, some more salient than others. But there is no simple notion of its being "for" some function.

Noam Chomsky
Simple, Survival, Different
Source: libcom.org

The most important issues to address are the truly existential threats we face: climate change and nuclear war. On the former, the Republican leadership, in splendid isolation from the world, is almost unanimously dedicated to destroying the chances for decent survival; strong words, but no exaggeration. There is a great deal that can be done at the local and state level to counter their malign project.

Noam Chomsky
Strong, War, Survival
"Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union". Interview with George Yancy, www.nytimes.com. July 5, 2017.

On nuclear war, actions in Syria and at the Russian border raise very serious threats of confrontation that might trigger war, an unthinkable prospect. Furthermore, Trump's pursuit of Obama's programs of modernization of the nuclear forces poses extraordinary dangers. As we have recently learned, the modernized U.S. nuclear force is seriously fraying the slender thread on which survival is suspended.

Noam Chomsky
War, Survival, Serious
"Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union". Interview with George Yancy, www.nytimes.com. July 5, 2017.

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