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Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight
This appeared in The Millennial Source
The Doomsday Clock was moved 20 seconds closer to midnight on Thursday, January 23, signifying the world getting closer to global disaster. As it stands, the clock is only 100 seconds to midnight.
The move was largely in response to two key indicators — climate change and the threat of nuclear war. This is especially in the context of degradation to the “international political infrastructure” — meaning the world’s leaders are failing to work together to solve these issues in a meaningful way.
“We are now expressing how close the world is to catastrophe in seconds — not hours, or even minutes. We now face a true emergency — an absolutely unacceptable state of world affairs that has eliminated any margin for error or further delay,” said Rachel Bronson, president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a nonprofit organization concerned with science and global security issues that have negative consequences for humanity.
The decision was made by the group’s science and security board, in conjunction with its board of sponsors, which includes 13 Nobel Laureates.
