Date uploaded: 2023-01-25 15:58:43
The movement of the Doomsday Clock to just 90 seconds to midnight sends a message that the world's situation is urgent, with possible broad consequences and long-standing effects, said the Bulletin's president, Rachel Bronson.
"What we're conveying with this clock move is things are not going in the right direction, and they haven't been going in the right direction. Those who are listening say 'The world doesn't feel safer today,' – they're not alone," she said.
It’s the latest reminder that humanity has the capability to destroy itself at any time with nuclear warfare.
Nuclear bombs present a unique, grave risk because nations for decades have stockpiled them amid a global taboo on their use, experts say. The result: Even a single, isolated nuclear strike has the potential to open Pandora's Box — an unpredictable, possibly uncontrollable chain reaction of escalation.
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