Doomsday Clock set 90 seconds to midnight by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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A panel of international scientists has warned that humanity’s continued existence is at greater risk than ever before, largely as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set its Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest to midnight the clock has been since it was established in 1947 to illustrate global existential threats at the dawn of the nuclear weapons age.

Rachel Bronson, the president and CEO of the Bulletin, said the clock had been moved forward from 100 seconds to midnight, where it had been for the previous three years, “largely, though not exclusively, because of the mounting dangers in the war in Ukraine”.

“We are living in a time of unprecedented danger, and the Doomsday Clock time reflects that reality. 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,” Bronson said.

The hands of the clock are set each year by the Bulletin’s science and security board with the support of the its board of sponsors, which includes 10 Nobel laureates.

Source - The Guardian

 

[Debithius 6,056]

I want to see Joker 2 first please.

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The countdown combined to the expectation that some things will explode.. is eerily giving New Years Eve

 

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[Blake 7,385]

I dislike the whole doomsday clock thing. So many people (myself included) have a huge fear of any kind of 'apocalypse', so this just heightens my anxiety ten fold. 

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Thank you mom and dad for birthing me just in time to watch WorldRAVE: The Apocalypse Ball.

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rising like BM on the charts! 

[SonOfAphrodite 1,838]

Like way to make my constant anxiety worse 

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Says nothing to the people with the actual power to change things, while it only makes us all more anxious and fearful. What can we do

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8 hours ago, Debithius said:

I want to see Joker 2 first please.

If it moves 10 seconds per year you will be able to. We still have 9 years  ((Just in time so I won't need to move out and turn into a boring adult - don't mind the last part )).

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eh, I've already seen gaga. this world can implode now