![]() “These nuclear threats were intended to deter direct involvement by the United States and NATO. “Putin has repeatedly raised the specter of nuclear use,” Steve Fetter, Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Maryland said. ![]() The main reason behind the change is the invasion of Ukraine that has so far caused an estimated 200,000 dead and 7,000,000 displaced. “We at the Bulletin believe that because humans created these threats, we can reduce them, but doing so is not easy, nor has it ever been, and it requires serious work and global engagement at all levels of society.” “The time on the Doomsday Clock represents the judgement of leading science and security experts about the threat to human existence,” Rachel Bronson, President and CEO of the non-profit said. In a video, they shortened the countdown with a dire warning in case springing the clock forward was too subtle. The group (which includes scientists, former politicians, and consultants) released a statement Tuesday, explaining why it had adjusted the Doomsday Clock for the first time since 2020, NBC News reports. ![]() The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, created in 1945 by Albert Einstein and the University of Chicago, cited “unprecedented danger” of nuclear proliferation due to the war in Ukraine-along with the climate crisis and biological threats-for announcing as loudly as possible that we’re all much closer to being crisped in manmade hellfire than even at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis and two major proxy land wars in Asia. The Doomsday Clock is located at the Bulletin offices at the University of Chicago.The Doomsday Clock-a fun symbol of how close humanity is to destruction, established in 1947-now ticks closer than ever before to world’s end, at just 90 seconds to midnight. ![]() Efforts by the International Atomic Energy Agency to secure these plants so far have been rebuffed." Russia has also brought its war to the Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor sites, violating international protocols and risking widespread release of radioactive materials. The possibility that the conflict could spin out of anyone's control remains high. And worst of all, Russia's thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons remind the world that escalation of the conflict-by accident, intention, or miscalculation-is a terrible risk. The Doomsday Clock statement about the change said in part, "Russia's war on Ukraine has raised profound questions about how states interact, eroding norms of international conduct that underpin successful responses to a variety of global risks. The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947 by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Science and Security Board with the support of the Bulletin's Board of Sponsors are responsible for setting the Doomsday Clock. The US government, its NATO allies and Ukraine have a multitude of channels for dialogue we urge leaders to explore all of them to their fullest ability to turn back the Clock." "Ninety seconds to midnight is the closest the Clock has ever been set to midnight, and it's a decision our experts do not take lightly. "We are living in a time of unprecedented danger, and the Doomsday Clock time reflects that reality," Rachel Bronson, PhD, president and CEO, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said. The Doomsday Clock was previously set at 100 seconds to midnight in 2020. The stewards of the clock meet annually to discuss re-setting the clock based on current world events. The clock is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self annihilation. The climate crisis and the breakdown of global norms and institutions needed to deal with biological risks such as COVID-19 were also cited. The clock has now been set to 90 seconds to midnight, with the war in Ukraine, increased nuclear escalation influencing the decision. The Doomsday Clock is ticking and it's never been closer to catastrophe.ĬHICAGO - The Doomsday Clock has been set to its closest time to midnight in its history, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced Tuesday.
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