Doomsday Clock

The Clock before it's move

There has been some media coverage of the “Doomsday Clock” moving to 5 minutes to midnight, the hour that symbolises possible global destruction. The “Clock” is designed to raise awareness and assess the present threat to us all. It first appeared on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in 1947 and has become a recognised indicator of the world’s vulnerability to catastrophe from nuclear weapons, climate change and emerging technologies in the life sciences.

The present move in the clock has been prompted by inadequate progress on nuclear weapons reduction and proliferation, and continuing inaction on climate change.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists can be found here

http://www.thebulletin.org/

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