The key defence were weakened
"He [Noam Chomsky] told the Guardian that he believed people had created a “perfect storm” in which the key defence against the existential threats of climate change and the nuclear age were being radically weakened." (The Guardian.)
What were being radically weakened in the above? Is it "the key defence against the existential threats" or is it "climate change and the nuclear age"? (I wonder whether the verb "were" should be replaced by "was" here.)
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) Just seems to me like careless writing.
- ) Just seems to me like careless writing.
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Is it "the key defence against the existential threats" Yes
(I wonder whether the verb "were" should be replaced by "was" here.) Just seems to me like careless writing.
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