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The farthest time from midnight was 17 minutes in 1991, and the nearest is 90 seconds, set in January 2023. The Clock was moved to 150 seconds (2 minutes, 30 seconds) in 2017, then forward to 2 minutes to midnight in January 2018, and left unchanged in 2019. [ 6 ]
The Clock has been set forward and back over the years as circumstances have changed; as of 2023, it is set at 90 seconds to midnight. [4] The Doomsday Clock is used to represent threats to humanity from a variety of sources: nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, climate change, [5] and disruptive technologies. [6]
The Doomsday Clock has moved closer to midnight than it has ever been, and is now just 90 seconds away from striking 12, scientists have said.
Scientists revealed on Tuesday that the "Doomsday Clock" has been moved up to 90 seconds before midnight -- the closest humanity has ever been to armageddon. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ...
It reached that time last year, when it was moved forward by 10 seconds. The Doomsday Clock will be updated today as a symbol of the threat from war, nuclear weapons and the climate crisis, as ...
Doomsday Clock is a superhero comic book limited series published by DC Comics, created by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank and Brad Anderson. [1] As a direct sequel to the graphic novel Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins, [2] this series concluded the plot established between The New 52 and DC Rebirth, featuring a massive roster of characters owned by DC Comics.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists just moved its apocalyptic Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight—the closest it's ever been. Not good.
On 24 January 2023, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists adjusted its Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight, a 10-second advancement from the Clock's previous time setting in 2020. The organization cited increasing risk of nuclear escalation stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a major factor in the adjustment. [90]