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Atomic Scientists Set 'Doomsday Clock' Closer to Midnight Than Ever

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the theoretical point of annihilation. That is four seconds closer than it was set last year. The Chicago-based nonprofit created the clock in 1947 during ‍the Cold War tensions that followed World War Two to warn the public about how close humankind was to destroying the world.

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Doomsday Clock is 85 seconds to midnight

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest the world has ever been to global catastrophe in its estimation.

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Atomic scientists set 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever

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