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The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor that represents how close humanity is to self-destruction, due to nuclear weapons and climate change. The clock hands are set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a group formed by Manhattan Project scientists at the University of Chicago who helped build the atomic bomb but protested using it against people.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Jan. 23 that the hands of the Doomsday Clock will remain at 90 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been to apocalypse. Every year, the Bulletin determines how much metaphorical time we have to avert catastrophe for humankind.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Jan. 24 that the hands of the Doomsday Clock moved to 90 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been to apocalypse in the three-quarters of a century the Clock has been set.
Rachel Bronson of the Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists discusses why the Doomsday Clock is closer to midnight now than the Cold War—as well as how threats from nuclear weapons to climate climate and cybersecurity influence the clock.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Jan. 20 that the hands of the Doomsday Clock remain at 100 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been to apocalypse. The Bulletin meets every year to determine how much metaphorical time we have to avert catastrophe for humankind.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that the hands of the Doomsday Clock remain at 100 seconds to midnight in 2021, calling the COVID-19 pandemic a historic “wake-up call” for humanity to strengthen international cooperation.
Faced with inadequate progress on nuclear weapons reduction and proliferation, and continuing inaction on climate change, the University of Chicago-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced Jan. 10 that it has moved the hands of its famous “Doomsday Clock” to five minutes to midnight.
On Jan. 23, the Bulletin will hold a news conference unveiling the 2020 for the “Doomsday Clock,” which symbolizes how close humanity is to apocalypse. (The clock is currently set at two minutes to midnight—the closest it has been since the height of the Cold War arms race.)
Citing growing nuclear risks and unchecked climate dangers, the Doomsday Clock has been moved to two minutes before midnight—its closest point symbolically to total catastrophe since the height of the Cold War.
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