Doomsday Clock suggests danger to world grows
The Doomsday Clock lost one minute due to the proliferation of nuclear weapons and continuing inaction on climate change.
A group of scientists that tracks the likelihood of a global cataclysm says the world is moving closer to doomsday.
Skip to next paragraph
Subscribe Today to the Monitor
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced Tuesday that it has moved its "Doomsday Clock" to five minutes to midnight.
RECOMMENDED: The (surprisingly upbeat) state of the world
The group says inadequate progress on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and continuing inaction on climate change are the reasons for the move.
The clock had been set at six minutes to midnight for the past two years. It previously was set at five minutes to midnight from 2007-2010.
The group says in a statement that two years ago, there was reason for optimism "that world leaders might address the truly global threats we face. In many cases, that trend has not continued or been reversed."
RECOMMENDED: The (surprisingly upbeat) state of the world
These comments are not screened before publication. Constructive debate about the above story is welcome, but personal attacks are not. Please do not post comments that are commercial in nature or that violate any copyright[s]. Comments that we regard as obscene, defamatory, or intended to incite violence will be removed. If you find a comment offensive, you may flag it.