Atomic Scientists Push 'Doomsday Clock' 30 Seconds Closer to Midnight Claire Lampen - News.Mic | |
go to original January 27, 2017 |
The "Doomsday Clock," which the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists uses to illustrate how close the group thinks the world is to destruction, has moved to two minutes and 30 seconds to midnight. (CBS News)
According to experts, the apocalypse is nigh. On Thursday, the scientists behind the Doomsday Clock moved its hands to 2 1/2 minutes to midnight — almost as close to the end of the world as we were during the Cold War.
In a statement explaining the decision to move the clock's hands forward, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientist's Science and Security board pointed the finger squarely at one man: President Donald Trump. While there are a huge number of ominous factors at play worldwide, Trump's presidency seemed the biggest red flag of all. He may only have been in office "a matter of days," the board's statement read, but his consistent rhetoric and the actions he's already taken were clear enough warning signs to warrant adjusting the Doomsday Clock.
"In short, even though he has just now taken office, the president’s intemperate statements, lack of openness to expert advice, and questionable cabinet nominations have already made a bad international security situation worse," the statement reads.
In 1945, the scientists involved in creating the first atomic weapons founded the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, its Doomsday Clock charting our path toward total destruction through some of the most precarious moments in history. At two minutes to midnight — which is to say, the end of days — our projected demise has not been so near since 1953, when the United States and the Soviet Union began testing hydrogen bombs.
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Related: Thanks to Trump, the Doomsday Clock Advances Toward Midnight (The New York Times)
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