Doomsday Clock Is Set at 2 Minutes to Midnight, Closest Since 1950s
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Doomsday Clock Is Set at 2 Minutes to Midnight, Closest Since 1950s
" the bulletin’s science and security board, which oversees the clock, said in a statement.
that In 2017, world leaders failed to respond effectively to the looming threats of nuclear war and climate change, making the world security situation more dangerous than it was a year ago — and as dangerous as it has been since World War II,
"International diplomacy has been reduced to name-calling, giving it a surreal sense of unreality
that makes the world security situation ever more threatening." The scientists added: "To call the world nuclear situation dire is to understate the danger — and its immediacy." The clock was last set at 2 minutes to midnight in 1953, after the Americans and then the Soviets tested thermonuclear weapons for the first time, within six months of each other.
It cited the risks from North Korea’s nuclear program; discord between Russia
and the United States; tensions in the South China Sea; the build up of the nuclear arsenals of Pakistan and India; and uncertainty over the Iran nuclear deal.
Since 2010 — years before Mr. Trump’s presidency — the needle has moved ever closer to
midnight: 5 minutes in 2012, 3 minutes in 2015, and two and a half minutes last year.
" the bulletin’s science and security board, which oversees the clock, said in a statement.
that In 2017, world leaders failed to respond effectively to the looming threats of nuclear war and climate change, making the world security situation more dangerous than it was a year ago — and as dangerous as it has been since World War II,
"International diplomacy has been reduced to name-calling, giving it a surreal sense of unreality
that makes the world security situation ever more threatening." The scientists added: "To call the world nuclear situation dire is to understate the danger — and its immediacy." The clock was last set at 2 minutes to midnight in 1953, after the Americans and then the Soviets tested thermonuclear weapons for the first time, within six months of each other.
It cited the risks from North Korea’s nuclear program; discord between Russia
and the United States; tensions in the South China Sea; the build up of the nuclear arsenals of Pakistan and India; and uncertainty over the Iran nuclear deal.
Since 2010 — years before Mr. Trump’s presidency — the needle has moved ever closer to
midnight: 5 minutes in 2012, 3 minutes in 2015, and two and a half minutes last year.