A statement from Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on Tuesday states the war in Ukraine is the main — though not the sole — reason for the move
A board of scientists and other experts in nuclear technology and climate science, including 13 Nobel laureates, discuss world events and determine where to place the hands of the clock each year.
The clock was last moved in 2020, when it was set to 100 seconds from midnight, the first time it moved past the two minute mark since its creation. The hands of the clock are moved closer to, or further away, from midnight based on the scientists’ reading of existential threats at a particular time.
Critics have dismissed it as fearmongering, or questioned its usefulness and the methodology. In a 2015 essay, a University of Oxford researcher in global catastrophic risk cast doubt on the clock as a measurement of “actual risk,” writing that it was more a reflection of the “strong feeling of urgency” about the risks among the team who operate it.Share this Story:
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