The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward, to 90 seconds to midnight.
The Doomsday Clock was invented by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in 1947 to metaphorically convey how close humanity is to destroying itself. The clock is a symbol of our proximity to catastrophe created by nuclear weapons, climate change and disruptive technologies.
Read the full Doomsday Clock statement.
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