#89 seconds

So, for anyone who doesn't know, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists was originally founded to monitor the nuclear threat (mostly people formerly from the Manhatten project) and the clock was set to 3 minutes during world war 2 and I think 100 seconds during the cold war.

In 2022 it was set to 90 seconds.

Also they now have added climate change, biological threats, and disruptive technology to the list of threats to human civilization (along with the original nuclear risk).

89 seconds to midnight on the Doomsday clock is fucking terrifying. The Bulletin has said that it is not beyond saving and they sincerely hope that by next year they will be able to move the clock back and not forwards, however this will require significant change in the world. It will rely on those in power making merciful decisions and choosing to sit down and discuss things peacefully.

As Nelson Mandela, one of the founders, said: "The most powerful weapon in the world is to sit down and talk".