'Doomsday Clock' Is Now At 90 Seconds To Midnight

BBC: Doomsday Clock signals highest ever peril level

The symbolic Doomsday Clock has moved closer than ever to midnight, declaring humanity perilously close to catastrophe.

The clock, set to 90 seconds to midnight, marks how close our planet is to complete annihilation because of man made actions.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) said the clock moved, in large part, because of the war in Ukraine. The idea began in 1947 to warn humanity of the dangers of nuclear war.

The hands of the clock are moved closer to or further away from midnight based on the scientists' reading of existential threats at a particular time. Midnight marks the theoretical point of annihilation.

The decision is made by the BAS science and security board, which includes 13 Nobel Laureates.

This year the announcement was made available in Ukrainian and Russian as well as English, due to the war in Ukraine.

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WNU Editor: The people who manage the Doomsday Clock are too optimistic. I would put it at one minute to midnight.

'Doomsday Clock' Is Now At 90 Seconds To Midnight

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