Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Doomsday Clock Closest to Existential Midnight Than Ever Before

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists resets its clock each year. For 2023 the scientists moved the clock to 90 secs before midnight. It had been at 100 secs since Jan. 2020.

2023 Doomsday Clock Announcement
January 24, 2023

This year, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward, largely (though not exclusively) because of the mounting dangers of the war in Ukraine. The Clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight—the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been.
 
For stats freaks the furthest from midnight the Clock has ever been set was 17 mins in 1991.