The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has advanced the Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds before midnight, the closest ever, attributing the shift to escalating nuclear threats from Russia amid its Ukraine invasion, global military tensions, and inadequate progress in combating climate change and technological risks like artificial intelligence. The clock serves as a critical alert to leaders worldwide about the impending danger posed by these factors, emphasizing the heightened potential for catastrophic consequences stemming from miscalculations or rash actions, particularly regarding nuclear capabilities.
Setting the Doomsday Clock at 89 seconds to midnight is a warning to all world leaders, Holz added.
We have seen insufficient progress in addressing the key challenges, and in many cases this is leading to increasingly negative and worrisome effects.
Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine launched Europe's bloodiest conflict since the second world war.
The war in Ukraine continues to loom as a large source of nuclear risk.
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