The Doomsday Clock, introduced in 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, has been reset 23 times depending on world events. In January 2018, it was reset to 2 minutes to midnight due to threats such as North Korean nuclear aggression and climate change.
The hypothetical Doomsday Clock was introduced in 1947, making its first appearance as an illustration on the cover of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a journal published by science and policy experts who evaluate scientific progress and risk. When first introduced, the doomsday clock was set at 7 minutes to midnight, but has been reset 23 times over the years, depending on world events. In January 2018, the clock was reset to 2 minutes to midnight, meaning that, at least according to some scientists, the world is symbolically 30 seconds closer to possible Armageddon than it was a year ago.
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The last time humanity was this close to hypothetical annihilation was 1953 and the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in the Cold War.
In 1991, with the end of the Cold War and moves in the United States and Russia to reduce nuclear arsenals, the clock took its biggest leap back, landing at 17 minutes to midnight.
Today’s threats include North Korean nuclear aggression, unrest in the Middle East and a lack of arms control agreements among the superpowers, as well as the reality of an ever-worsening global climate.
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