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Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight

The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic indicator made famous by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists since its inception in 1947, was moved Tuesday from six minutes to five minutes before midnight as a warning about nuclear The Doomsday Clock – which represents how close the human race is to destruction – has been moved a minute [...]

'Doomsday Clock' Ticks One Minute Toward Destruction

Climate change and the persistant threat of nuclear disaster spur the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists to inch the Doomsday Clock's hand ever closer to midnight. Obviously the Doomsday Clock is very defective. I guess all that solar and wind power aren't enough to move it. That should give people a clue. The mere fact that [...]

Doomsday Clock a minute closer to midnight

"Faced with inadequate progress on nuclear weapons reduction and proliferation, and continuing inaction on climate change, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) announced today that it has moved the hands of its famous 'Doomsday Clock' to five Obviously the Doomsday Clock is very defective. I guess all that solar and wind power aren't enough [...]

'Doomsday Clock' Ticks One Minute Toward Destruction

The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic indicator made famous by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists since its inception in 1947, was moved Tuesday from six minutes to five minutes before midnight as a warning about nuclear Doomsday countdown clocks are ticking in those countries where, according to a so-called Mayan prediction, the world will end in [...]