![]() ![]() If they do not, wise citizens must step forward and lead the way." "Wise public officials should act immediately, guiding humanity away from the brink. ![]() It will be the first Doomsday Clock announcement since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February last year, something which could tip the time even closer to midnight."It is two and a half minutes to midnight, the clock is ticking, global danger looms," the statement said. It will also be streamed on the Bulletin’s website and its Facebook page. You’ll be able to watch it live via a live stream on this page. This year’s Doomsday Clock announcement will be made on Tuesday 24 January at 10am EST (3pm UK time). When is the 2023 Doomsday Clock announcement? This is the furthest the minute hand has been from midnightĢ002, 7 minutes to midnight: Following 9/11, fears increase of nuclear weapons falling into the wrong handsĢ012, 5 minutes to midnight: Kim Jong-Un hints a potential for nuclear war in KoreaĢ016, 3 minutes to midnight: Lack of action on climate change and nuclear weapon threat remainsĢ017, 2-and-a-half minutes to midnight: President Donald Trump’s vagueness regarding nuclear weapon use and the rise of nationalismĢ018, 2 minutes to midnight: Failure from world leaders to deal with climate change issues and nuclear threats saw the clock set at its joint closest to midnightĢ019, 2 minutes to midnight: The Amazon burns and president Donald Trump heightens tensionsĢ020, 100 seconds to midnight: Climate change that was “devastating the planet”, according to the Bulletin, and the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty meant new nuclear weapons were createdĢ021, 100 seconds to midnight: World leaders deemed unprepared to deal with climate change, nuclear threat and the pandemicĢ022, 100 seconds to midnight: Disinformation, global security threats including “nuclear saber rattling”, lack of actionable climate policies, disruptive technology and insufficient worldwide Covid response. This is the closest the minute hand had been to midnight before 2020.ġ962, 7 minutes to midnight: Cuban Missile Crisis is resolvedġ972, 12 minutes to midnight: Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty is passedġ981, 4 minutes to midnight: Cold War is re-ignited when Ronald Reagan is elected and the Soviets invade Afghanistanġ984, 3 minutes to midnight: US threatens a space based anti-ballistic missile systemġ990, 10 minutes to midnight: The Berlin Wall fallsġ991, 17 minutes to midnight: Cold War ends. Doomsday Clock timelineġ947, 7 minutes to midnight: Time is set for the first timeġ949, 3 minutes to midnight: USSR tests its first nuclear bombġ953, 2 minutes to midnight: The USA tests their first hydrogen bomb. The Bulletin focuses on three main things: nuclear risk, climate change and disruptive technologies, while the scientists also release a report, detailing the threat to the planet, alongside the announcement. “We stimulate a worldwide conversation in which people ask themselves and one another whether the Bulletin’s science and security board got the time right.” “While the time we set on the Doomsday Clock is in and of itself important, the conversation that it generates is truly impressive,” she said. Rachel Bronson, president and chief executive of Bulletin, believes the clock is vital to raise awareness of man-made global threats. ![]()
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