"The Doomsday Clock's message cannot be clearer. Catastrophic risks are on the rise, cooperation is on the decline, and we are running out of time, said Alexandra Bell, the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Change is both necessary and possible, but the global community must demand swift action from their leaders, Bell said. In a more detailed statement explaining the reasoning for moving the clock closer to midnight, the bulletin"
"The world is closer than ever to destruction, scientists have said, as the Doomsday Clock was set at 85 seconds to midnight for 2026, the gloomiest assessment of humanity's prospects since the beginning of the tradition in 1947. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a not-for-profit organisation founded by Albert Einstein and other scientists, warned in its annual assessment on Tuesday that international cooperation is going backwards on nuclear weapons, climate change and biotechnology, while artificial intelligence poses new threats."
Atomic scientists set the Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight for 2026, indicating unprecedented proximity to global catastrophe. The assessment identifies backsliding international cooperation on nuclear weapons, climate change, and biotechnology, and flags new risks from artificial intelligence. Increasing aggression and nationalist competition among major powers, along with recent conflicts including Russia-Ukraine, India-Pakistan clashes, and US-Israel actions against Iran, amplify the danger of escalation. National and international climate responses are described as inadequate or harmful, with insufficient focus on phasing out fossil fuels. The bulletin urges societies to demand rapid political action to avert these converging threats.
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