Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight: Set at 89 Seconds to Catastrophe
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved the symbolic “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to the theoretical point of global annihilation. This adjustment reflects heightened risks from nuclear threats, climate change, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies. The clock, first created in 1947 during the Cold…