Doomsday Clock Remains at , 90 Seconds to Midnight , Amid Global Concerns.
Al Jazeera reports that atomic scientists
have held the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds
to midnight for the second year in a row.
Al Jazeera reports that atomic scientists
have held the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds
to midnight for the second year in a row.
The scientists cited concerns over Russia's potential
use of nuclear weapons in its war against Ukraine,
Israel's ongoing war in Gaza and climate change. .
The scientists cited concerns over Russia's potential
use of nuclear weapons in its war against Ukraine,
Israel's ongoing war in Gaza and climate change. .
Despite holding at 90 seconds, the Doomsday
Clock remains the closest it has been
to midnight in its 77-year history.
Despite holding at 90 seconds, the Doomsday
Clock remains the closest it has been
to midnight in its 77-year history.
Conflict hot spots around the
world carry the threat of nuclear
escalation, climate change is already
causing death and destruction,
and disruptive technologies
like AI and biological research
advance faster than their safeguards, Rachel Bronson, The Bulletin of Atomic
Scientists president and CEO, via Al Jazeera.
Rachel Bronson, the bulletin’s president
and CEO, added that holding the hands of
the clock unchanged at 90 seconds to midnight
is “not an indication that the world is stable.”.
Rachel Bronson, the bulletin’s president
and CEO, added that holding the hands of
the clock unchanged at 90 seconds to midnight
is “not an indication that the world is stable.”.
Bronson went on to stress the impact
of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on tensions
with the West and Vladimir Putin's decision
to suspend the New START treaty with the U.S.
Bronson went on to stress the impact
of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on tensions
with the West and Vladimir Putin's decision
to suspend the New START treaty with the U.S.
Al Jazeera points out that the U.S.
and Russia possess nearly 90%
of the world's nuclear weapons.
In March, Putin announced that Russia would
deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. .
Bronson went on to cite concerns regarding Israel's
ongoing campaign against Hamas in Gaza as
another factor driving the risk of global catastrophe.
As a nuclear state, Israel’s actions are
clearly relevant to the Doomsday Clock
discussion. Of particular worry is
that the conflict might escalate more
broadly in the region, creating a larger
conventional war and drawing in more
nuclear powers or near-nuclear powers, Rachel Bronson, The Bulletin of Atomic
Scientists president and CEO, via Al Jazeera