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Tag: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted inUkraine

Ukraine war pushes DoomsDay Clock closer to midnight

by Alexander Gillespie April 22, 2022April 25, 2022

The so-called Doomsday Clock, created by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to measure the imminent risk of nuclear conflagration, has been at 100 seconds to midnight since 2020. It’s now looking increasingly out of time with current events. News that Russia has tested a nuclear-capable missile this week, and warnings by Ukrainian president Volodymyr […]

Lawrence Krauss, a member of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, talks about their decision to move the 'Doomsday Clock' hands to two minutes until midnight after a news conference in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Leah Millis
Posted inOpinion

This vanishing moment and our vanishing future

by Nick Turse September 26, 2020September 25, 2020
Lawrence Krauss, a member of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, talks about their decision to move the 'Doomsday Clock' hands to two minutes until midnight after a news conference in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Leah Millis
Posted inUnited States, World

Doomsday redux: clock is ticking again

by James Carroll February 13, 2019February 18, 2020

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