Scientists have moved the Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight, its closest position ever, to signal the world’s proximity to nuclear catastrophe. Daniel Holz, chair of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board, emphasizes the urgency of addressing existential risks. He warns that escalating rhetoric and military posturing among nuclear powers, particularly concerning reduced treaty compliance by Russia and an increasing arsenal in China, contributes to a dangerous environment. The Bulletin highlights the risk of underestimating the consequences of a nuclear event as 'misplaced confidence' that could lead to unintended war.
Scientists are urging the US, Russia and China to pull the world back from the brink of nuclear destruction as the Doomsday Clock has ticked one second closer to midnight.
It seems inclined to expand its nuclear arsenal and adopt a posture that reinforces the belief that 'limited' use of nuclear weapons can be managed.
In setting the clock closer to midnight, we send a stark signal. Because the world is already perilously close to the precipice, any move towards midnight should be taken as an indication of extreme danger.
Every second of delay in reversing course increases the probability for global disaster.
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