NP | ZK translation: a self-willed inferno

[Mike Jing]

P243.25-30   Stenmark said, “Apocalypse is inherent in the structure of
time and long-range climate and cosmic upheaval. But are we seeing the
signs of a self-willed inferno? And are we counting the days before
advanced nations, or not so advanced, begin to deploy the most hellish
weapons? Isn’t it inevitable? All the secret nestings in various parts of
the world.

What does "self-willed" mean here?
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