Doomsday Clock Remains at 90 Seconds to Midnight Amid Global Concerns

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.

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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.

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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.

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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