Doomsday Clock now closest it’s ever been to midnight

Jan 29

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Shea Taylor (Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor)

Some of the world’s top scientists shared an ominous warning as they set the Doomsday Clock another second closer to midnight. The clock symbolizes how close humanity is to destroying the world.

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How close is the clock to midnight now?

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the minute hand on their Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight Tuesday.

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“The world has not made sufficient progress on existential risks, threatening all of humanity,” said chair Daniel Holz.

The clock sat at 90 seconds to midnight for the past two years. This is the closest it’s ever been to midnight since the advocacy group started using the clock in 1947.

What did scientists say about global risks?

The decision was based on countries with nuclear weapons “investing hundreds of billions of dollars in weapons that can destroy civilization many times over.”

The group also cited progress in developing “disruptive technologies,” such as artificial intelligence.

Tags: Doomsday Clock, Nuclear energy, Nuclear War, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear weapons

“The world has not made sufficient progress on existential risks, threatening all of humanity.”

[CRAIG NIGRELLI]

THAT OMINOUS WARNING COMING FROM SOME OF THE WORLD’S TOP SCIENTISTS AS THEY SET THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK ANOTHER SECOND CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT.

THE CLOCK TO SYMBOLIZE HOW CLOSE HUMANITY IS TO DESTROYING THE WORLD.

THE BULLETIN OF ATOMIC SCIENTISTS MOVED THE MINUTE HAND ON THEIR CLOCK TO 89 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT YESTERDAY.

THE CLOCK HAD BEEN AT 90 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

THIS IS THE CLOSEST IT’S EVER BEEN TO MIDNIGHT SINCE THE ADVOCACY GROUP STARTED USING THE CLOCK IN 19-47.

THEIR DECISION WAS BASED ON COUNTRIES WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS QUOTE “INVESTING HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN WEAPONS THAT CAN DESTROY CIVILIZATION MANY TIMES OVER.”

THEY ALSO CITED PROGRESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT THEY CALL “DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES” — SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.