‘Doomsday Clock’ hits 89 seconds to midnight, closest to National – National

The earth is getting closer to the destruction, a science -oriented interest group said on Tuesday while it is its famous “Doomsday Clock‘Up to 89 seconds to midnight, closest.

The bulletin of the atomic scientists made the annual annual announcement – which assesses how close to humanity – stating threats that include climate changeProliferation of nuclear weapons, instability in the middle east, the threat of pandemies and integration of artificial intelligence in military operations.

The clock had been 90 seconds to midnight for the past two years and “if you are on this abyss, all you don’t want to do is a step forward,” said Daniel Holz, chairman of the science of the group and security sign.

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The group said that it is concerned about cooperation between countries such as North Korea, Russia and China in developing nuclear programs. The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has also discussed the use of nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine.

“A lot of rhetoric is very disturbing,” said Holz. “There is a growing feeling that … a nation could eventually use nuclear weapons, and that is frightening.”

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From 1947 the interest group used a clock to symbolize potential and even probability that people do something to put an end to humanity. After the end of the Cold War it was so close to 17 minutes to midnight. In recent years, to tackle rapid worldwide changes, the group has changed from draining the minutes until midnight to counting the seconds.

The group said that the clock could be reversed if leaders and countries worked together to tackle existential risks.