#doomsday-clock

DOOMSDAY CLOCK – TWO AND HALF MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT

The Doomsday Clock invented by some scientists, nuclear and climate experts have constantly given us a reminder of how close we are to an apocalypse – a nuclear war – World War 3. The clock or countdown is a symbol of how the world will be doomed by man-made disasters and human-caused global catastrophes – that could have been eliminated, but we chose to do nothing about it. (more…)

DOOMSDAY CLOCK – TWO AND HALF MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT

The Doomsday Clock invented by some scientists, nuclear and climate experts have constantly given us a reminder of how close we are to an apocalypse – a nuclear war – World War 3. The clock or countdown is a symbol of how the world will be doomed by man-made disasters and human-caused global catastrophes – that could have been eliminated, but we chose to do nothing about it. (more…)

How US nuclear force modernization is undermining strategic stability: The burst-height compensating super-fuze | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

GR:  Nuclear war poses a massive threat to life on Earth. In fact, few analysts believe that anyone would survive a nuclear war. The security achieved by mutually assured destruction is madness. However, when madmen control governments nothing and everything is insane. Members of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists unveil the 2017 time for the “Doomsday Clock” January 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.…

It is now two and a half minutes to midnight | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Nagasaki nuclear explosion photo by Charles Levy from one of the B29 Superfortresses GR:  A group of concerned scientists created the Doomsday Clock at the end of World War II. The goal was to use best estimates of global conditions to create a visual display of the nuclear danger. Now, however scientists consider climate change as well as nuclear war as the most pressing threats to our survival.…