0 0 2 . ▁F oc using ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁Afghan ▁War ▁– ▁widely ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" just ▁war " ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁press ▁– ▁he ▁critic izes ▁such ▁a ▁description , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁conflict ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁population , ▁including ▁the ▁Afghan ▁people . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁chapter , ▁" A ▁Pass ing ▁Night m are ", ▁Ch om sky ▁turns ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁weapons ▁of ▁mass ▁destruction . ▁He ▁arg ues ▁that ▁rather ▁than ▁helping ▁to ▁er ad icate ▁nuclear , ▁chemical ▁and ▁bi ological ▁weapon ry , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁has ▁contin ually ▁increased ▁its ▁number ▁of ▁nuclear ▁war head s , ▁thereby ▁encourag ing ▁other ▁nations ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁same , ▁putting ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁je op ard y ▁of ▁nuclear ▁hol oca ust . ▁Disc uss ing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁creating ▁ball istic ▁miss ile ▁defense ▁systems ▁and ▁encourag ing ▁the ▁militar ization ▁of ▁outer ▁space , ▁he ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁have ▁contin ually ▁und erm ined ▁international ▁treat ies ▁to ▁decrease ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁weapons ▁of ▁mass ▁destruction , ▁because ▁the ▁American ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁el ite ▁believe ▁that ▁" he gem ony ▁is ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁surv ival ." ▁However , ▁he ▁arg ues ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁still ▁hope ▁for ▁human ity ▁if ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁– ▁the ▁" Second ▁Super power " ▁–