Share this! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! But at a minimum, the United States must keep the door open to principled engagement with Moscow that reduces the dangerous increase in nuclear risk the war has fostered. << /Im1 11 0 R /Im2 12 0 R >> >> endobj Since 1947, nuclear scientists and other experts have acted as timekeepers for the Doomsday Clock. @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! How these and other considerations will inform the Doomsday Clock's time in 2022 remain to be seen, but humanity is already in the realm of the two-minute warning period and every second counts, BAS President and CEO Rachel Bronson said in 2020. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! In 2009, the Bulletin ceased its print edition and became one of the first print publications in the U.S. to become entirely digital; the Clock is now found as part of the logo on the Bulletin's website. There was also an evening event at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in conjunction with the Hirshhorn's current exhibit, "Damage Control: Art and Destruction Since 1950". @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! United States rejects a series of arms control treaties and announces its intentions to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, amid concerns about the possibility of a nuclear terrorist attack due to the amount of weapon-grade nuclear materials that are unsecured and unaccounted for worldwide. @ @ @ @ t5P! In January 2023, it was moved forward to 90 seconds (1 minute, 30 seconds) . @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! Well, the Doomsday Clock is not a real tick-tock-ing clock but a metaphorical countdown toward the destruction that scientists believe will naturally occur if nuclear power is left unchecked. 6 According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, as of Feb. 25, the Doomsday clock is set at 100 seconds to midnight. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! The hands currently stand at 100 seconds before midnight; the BAS set that time in 2020 and it held steady in 2021, Live Science previously reported. The most recent officially announced setting . @ @ @ @ t5P! It remains the closest it's ever been to midnight. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ d5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! [21][22] Alex Barasch in Slate argues that "Putting humanity on a permanent, blanket high-alert isn't helpful when it comes to policy or science", and criticizes the Bulletin for neither explaining nor attempting to quantify their methodology. THE Doomsday Clock is again warning the public about how close we are to destroying our world - thanks to conspiracy theories, the Covid pandemic and nuclear weapons. l# @ @ @ -v% @ @ @ @ @ @@^@H @ @ =F @ @ @ [=K @ @ @`+ @ @ @ V @ @ z) @ @ @ z= @ @ @V @ @ @ y" @ @ S` @ @ @ l {.! Every year, the Doomsday Clock is updated in late January based on world events. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ z= @ @ @ G^;M @ @ K`{ @ @ @ @ z( @ @ {=HJ @ @ @ #p& @ %I @ @ @ @ =Y i @ @=o$%@ @ @ @ q @ $ @ @ @ @ 4 @ @@ @ @ @ @ k @ d to @ @ @ @@@VE @ pOI @ @ @ @ {CD @ |7 @ @ @ @G " @ ' @ @ @ @ =!n"@ @ Y{> @ @ @ #@ @ @R @ @ @ @{7 @ @ ,=MB @ @ @ jHC @ |{ ) @ @ @ @`v @ @@O&! << /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Width 4184 /Height 3293 /Interpolate true @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! If scientists involved with theBulletinare critical of current policies on nuclear weapons and climate change, it is because those policies increase the possibility of self-destruction.". News/Politics 2023-01-25T01:58:30.142Z. As Russias war on Ukraine continues, the last remaining nuclear weapons treaty between Russia and the United States, New START, stands in jeopardy. @ @ @ @ t5P! Other reasons that were cited included climate change, biological threats such as COVID-19, and risks associated with disinformation and disruptive technologies. The continuing stream of disinformation about bioweapons laboratories in Ukraine raises concerns that Russia itself may be thinking of deploying such weapons, which many experts believe it continues to develop. Market data provided by Factset. @ @ @ @ t5P! ", It says as well, "The moment is both perilous and unsustainable, and the time to act is now. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! [5] The clock's setting was left unchanged in 2021 and 2022. The Doomsday Clock, a metaphorical measure of how close humanity is to ultimate destruction, is now set at 90 seconds to midnight. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! This is the closest the clock has ever been set to. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that it has moved the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight. @ @ @ @ t5P! The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. [1] Maintained since 1947, the clock is a metaphor for threats to humanity from unchecked scientific and technological advances. The most recent time change for the "Doomsday Clock" occurred in January of 2020, one year before Joe Biden took office. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. At its launch, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the "Doomsday Clock" at seven minutes before midnight because artist Martyl Langsdorf, who sketched the clock that appeared on the June 1947 edition of the magazine, said "it looked good" in her eyes, the organization says. The Doomsday Clock is set every year by the Bulletins Science and Security Board in consultation with its Board of Sponsors, which includes 10 Nobel laureates. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! [11], On January 24, 2018, scientists moved the clock to two minutes to midnight, based on threats greatest in the nuclear realm. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! % Each year they reset it at somewhere between 11:45 PM and Midnight, the countdown to Doomsday. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ d5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! ", The Doomsday Clock reads 100 seconds to midnight, a decision made by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (just as it did back in January 2020 and last year as well). @ @ @ @ t5P! Her writing has also appeared in Scientific American, The Washington Post and How It Works Magazine. @ @ @ @ t5P! Because of this threat, the Doomsday Clock sits . A Russian serviceman patrols the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on May 1, 2022. The Doomsday Clock's origin can be traced to the international group of researchers called the Chicago Atomic Scientists, who had participated in the Manhattan Project. @ @ @ @ t5P! . Before this year, it did so in 2020. @ @ @ __E @ @ E @ @ @ ]9lB @ @ ]hi @ @ @ W @ @ r_} @ @ @@@= @ @ @@Z @ @ @ U$@ @ @ W`_$@ @ @ %w& @ @ u @ @ @ @ @ @ G @ @ @ t @ @ t]! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! As UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in August, the world has entered a time of nuclear danger not seen since the height of the Cold War.. Countries dependent on Russian oil and gas have sought to diversify their supplies and suppliers, leading to expanded investment in natural gas exactly when such investment should have been shrinking. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Also with China and North Korea essentially backing Russia the nuclear tension . Time to reset. For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see, "Minutes to Midnight" redirects here. . The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists unveiled the resetting of the Doomsday Clock on January 20 th 2022, electing to keep the clock's setting at 100 seconds to midnight, same as 2021, which is . A hypothetical timepiece ticks ever-closer to midnight the hour of humanity's annihilation and it's about to be reset. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! On January 24, 2023, the Clock was moved to 90 seconds (1 minute, 30 seconds) before midnight, meaning that the Clock's current setting is the closest it has ever been to midnight since its inception in 1947. In other years, the Clock's time has fluctuated from 17 minutes in 1991 to 2minutes 30seconds in 2017. Patrick Semansky/AP Half are under the age of 35. @ @ @ @ t5P! 12 0 obj @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! This year's Doomsday Clock a device or symbol for sparking conversation about humanitys proximity to self-destruction remains set at 100 seconds until midnight, as it has been for the past two years. When the Clock stands at 100 seconds to midnight, we are all threatened. @ @ @ @ t5P! This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Fetter also noted that the U.S., Russia and China are working to modernize their arsenals. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! [6], The Doomsday Clock has become a universally recognized metaphor according to The Two-Way, an NPR blog. The clock was first created in 1947. @ @ @ __E @ @ E @ @ @ ]9lB @ @ ]hi @ @ @ W @ @ r_} @ @ @@@= @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! People may be more likely to succeed at smaller, incremental challenges; for example, taking steps to prevent the accidental detonation of nuclear weapons was a small but significant step towards avoiding nuclear war. @ @ @ @ t5P! ", However, the statement adds, "The change in U.S. leadership alone was not enough to reverse negative international security trends that had been long in developing and continued across the threat horizon in 2021. @ @ z= @ @ @ G^;M @ @ K`{ @ @ @ @ z( @ @ {=HJ @ @ @ #p& @ %I @ @ @ @ =Y i @ @=o$%@ @ @ @ q @ $ @ @ @ @ 4 @ @@ @ @ @ @ k @ d to @ @ @ @@@VE @ pOI @ @ @ @ {CD @ |7 @ @ @ @G " @ ' @ @ @ @ =!n"@ @ Y{> @ @ @ #@ @ @R @ @ @ @{7 @ @ ,=MB @ @ @ jHC @ |{ ) @ @ @ @`v @ @@O&! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! Bronson previously taught at Northwestern University's business school as an adjunct professor. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! There are various elements taken into consideration when the scientists from The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists decide what Midnight and "global catastrophe" really mean in a particular year. "Danger is high, and the margin for error is low," Bronson said. It is a graphic updated year-to-year as deemed necessary by The Bulletin, which is based at the University of Chicago. [14] Reflecting international events dangerous to humankind, the Clock has been adjusted 25 times since its inception in 1947, when it was set to "seven minutes to midnight". News/Politics 2022-12-19T02:05:48.583Z. . @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! The clock's setting was left unchanged in 2021 and 2022. The international community must improve its ability to prevent disease outbreaks, detect them quickly when they occur, and respond effectively to limit their scope. Legal Statement. Now, it's set at 90 seconds to midnight. @ @ @ @ t5P! The Clock was first represented in 1947, when the Bulletin co-founder Hyman Goldsmith asked artist Martyl Langsdorf (wife of Manhattan Project research associate and Szilrd petition signatory Alexander Langsdorf, Jr.) to design a cover for the magazine's June 1947 issue. Over the years, its members have included dozens of Nobel laureates. "The world remains stuck in an extremely dangerous moment," say scientists who set the. [11][18] Discussing the change to .mw-parser-output .sfrac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .sfrac.tion,.mw-parser-output .sfrac .tion{display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.5em;font-size:85%;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .sfrac .num,.mw-parser-output .sfrac .den{display:block;line-height:1em;margin:0 0.1em}.mw-parser-output .sfrac .den{border-top:1px solid}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+1/2 minutes in 2017, the first use of a fraction in the Clock's history, Lawrence Krauss, one of the scientists from the Bulletin, warned that political leaders must make decisions based on facts, and those facts "must be taken into account if the future of humanity is to be preserved. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a live virtual news conference at 10:00 a.m. EST/1500 GMT on Thursday, January 20th, 2022 to announce if the . @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! Since the Doomsday Clock's last update in January 2021, evidence of escalating climate change has mounted. @ @ @ 7 @ @ @ ZE @ @ 6 @ @ @ i\B @ @ [ o @ @ @ @ @ #Om$@ @ @ % @ @ h @ @ @ h @ @ @G H @ @ @`Ks @ @ l%! @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! The 2022 Doomsday Clock statement explains that the "decision does not, by any means, suggest that the international security situation has stabilized. It has since been set backward eight times and forward 17 times for a total of 25. @ @ @ @ t5P! << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] /ColorSpace << /Cs1 5 0 R @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, in . @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! [20], Anders Sandberg of the Future of Humanity Institute has stated that the "grab bag of threats" currently mixed together by the Clock can induce paralysis. PROGRAM Panel 1 Who and What Are Driving the Rush Toward World War? @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;] i @ @@R @ @ @ @@];$ @ % @ @ @ @`G" @ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! [18], The clock was left unchanged in 2019 due to the twin threats of nuclear weapons and climate change, and the problem of those threats being "exacerbated this past year by the increased use of information warfare to undermine democracy around the world, amplifying risk from these and other threats and putting the future of civilization in extraordinary danger."[4]. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! This adjustment was largely attributed to the risk of nuclear escalation that arose from the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. >> /Font << /TT1 6 0 R /TT2 7 0 R /TT3 8 0 R /Tc1 9 0 R /TT4 10 0 R >> /XObject stream The Bulletin focuses on three main areas: nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies, including developments in biotechnology. @ @ @ @ t5P! "Even if nuclear use is avoided in Ukraine," said Steve Fetter, dean of the graduate school and professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, "the war has challenged the nuclear order the system of agreements and understandings that have been constructed over six decades to limit the dangers of nuclear weapons.". @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! [7] After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they began publishing a mimeographed newsletter and then the magazine, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which, since its inception, has depicted the Clock on every cover. @ @ @ @ t5P! "Doomsday Clock now closer to midnight than ever before, but mealy-mouthed @BulletinAtomic makes no mention of the US arming, funding, and operationally coordinating a massive multi-domain war . @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ z= @ @ @ G^;M @ @ K`{ @ @ @ @ z( @ @ {=HJ @ @ @ #p& @ %I @ @ @ @ =Y i @ @=o$%@ @ @ @ q @ $ @ @ @ @ 4 @ @@ @ @ @ @ k @ d to @ @ @ @@@VE @ pOI @ @ @ @ {CD @ |7 @ @ @ @G " @ ' @ @ @ @ =!n"@ @ Y{> @ @ @ #@ @ @R @ @ @ @{7 @ @ ,=MB @ @ @ jHC @ |{ ) @ @ @ @`v @ @@O&! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! The clock was moved to two and a half minutes in 2017, then forward to two minutes to midnight in January 2018, and left unchanged in 2019. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! All rights reserved. @ @ @ @ t5P! He argued it was another example of humanity's tendency toward historical pessimism, and compared it to other predictions of self-destruction that went unfulfilled. @ @ @ @ t5P! A team of advisers, researchers and policy specialists with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) annually evaluates the state of the world to decide if the clock's hands will tick forward, sweep back or remain where they are. The clock is set annually by the Bulletins Science and Security Board and its Board of Sponsors. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! Top 10 doomsday threats. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! Cryptic lost Canaanite language decoded on 'Rosetta Stone'-like tablets, The ultimate action-packed science and technology magazine bursting with exciting information about the universe, Subscribe today and save an extra 5% with checkout code 'LOVE5', Engaging articles, amazing illustrations & exclusive interviews, Issues delivered straight to your door or device. They might include "politics, energy, weapons, diplomacy, and climate science";[16] potential sources of threat include nuclear threats, climate change, bioterrorism, and artificial intelligence. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! This is caused by the current situation between Russia and Ukraine. @ @ @ @ t5P! [17] Members of the board judge Midnight by discussing how close they think humanity is to the end of civilization. Related Graphics View More Turkey-Syria border rocked by new earthquake Earth's core may have begun to rotate the other way Photo by Andrey Borodulin/AFP via Getty Images. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! U.S. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! Concerns amid continued lack of global political action to address global climate change, the modernization of nuclear weapons in the United States and Russia, and the problem of nuclear waste. @ @ @ @ t5P! For the third year in a row, its hands are hovering at a mere 100 seconds to that . @ @ @ @ t5P! Then it concludes, "Without swift and focused action, truly catastrophic events events that could end civilization as we know it are more likely. @ @ @ @ t5P! Ongoing nuclear risks, the threat of climate change, disruptive technologies and the seemingly endless coronavirus pandemic have brought us as close to doomsday as we've ever been, according to the annual Doomsday Clock announcement made Thursday in Washington, D.C. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ @ @ 9.4s;d @ @ @ @ @ #. @ @ @ 7 @ @ @ ZE @ @ 6 @ @ @ i\B @ @ [ o @ @ @ @ @ #Om$@ @ @ % @ @ h @ @ @ h @ @ @G H @ @ @`Ks @ @ l%! The invasion and annexation of Ukrainian territory have also violated international norms in ways that may embolden others to take actions that challenge previous understandings and threaten stability. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! Homo sapiens, the dominant species on Planet Earth, may well @ @ @ 7 @ @ @ ZE @ @ 6 @ @ @ i\B @ @ [ o @ @ @ @ @ #Om$@ @ @ % @ @ h @ @ @ h @ @ @G H @ @ @`Ks @ @ l%! stream @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! From left,, Siegfried Hecker, Daniel Holz, Sharon Squassoni, Mary Robinson and Elbegdorj Tsakhia with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists remove a cloth covering the Doomsday Clock at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington on Tuesday. 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