The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the theoretical point of annihilation.

Atomic scientists set their “Doomsday Clock” on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behaviour by nuclear powers Russia, China and the United States, fraying nuclear ‍arms control, ...

Atomic scientists on Tuesday set their “Doomsday Clock” closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China and the US, fraying nuclear arms control, conflicts in ...

This was the third time in the past four years that the scientists moved the clock closer to midnight.

The clock is at 85 seconds to midnight, four seconds closer than last year, citing nuclear brinkmanship by Russia, China and the US, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and AI risks.

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