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Then, the rise of nuclear weapons technology was believed to be the world's greatest threat, with early versions of the clock warning of the risk of the arms race between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
It has since been set backward 8 times and forward 18 times. The farthest time from midnight was 17 minutes in 1991, and the nearest is 89 seconds, set in January 2025. [5] The Clock was moved to 150 seconds (2 minutes, 30 seconds) in 2017, then forward to 2 minutes to midnight in 2018, and left unchanged in 2019. [6]
2 April: A 1000 lb RIRA car bomb was intercepted by Gardaí as it was boarding the Dún Laoghaire-Holyhead ferry in Dublin. [11] 30 April: Following a telephoned warning, a 550–600 lb car bomb was defused in the centre of Lisburn. [10] It is believed the RIRA was responsible. [9]
Aftermath of the bombing at the Bologna railway station in August 1980 which killed 85 people, the deadliest event during the Years of Lead. Aftermath of the Grand Hotel bombing in Brighton (1984) which was targeted at British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the result of a time bomb which had been placed in the hotel nearly a month before it detonated.
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More than 200 people were injured and 21 killed when bomb blasts minutes apart tore through two city centre pubs in November 1974. Campaigners renew plea for public inquiry 50 years after ...
Works of fiction, such as the television series 24, often rely on ticking time bomb scenarios for dramatic effect. According to the Parents Television Council, given that each season represents a 24-hour period, Jack Bauer encounters someone who needs torturing to reveal a ticking bomb on average 12 times per day. [16]
A library in Pennsylvania was forced to cancel a pride event in which a drag queen was set to read to children after a suspicious package was found in the building amid bomb threats.