'Doomsday Clock' moves to 90 seconds to midnight as nuclear threat rises

[The Booman]

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Atomic scientists set the "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before on Tuesday, saying threats of nuclear war, disease, and climate volatility have been exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, putting humanity at greater risk of annihilation.

The "Doomsday Clock," created by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to illustrate how close humanity has come to the end of the world, moved its "time" in 2023 to 90 seconds to midnight, 10 seconds closer than it has been for the past three years.

Midnight on this clock marks the theoretical point of annihilation. The clock's hands are moved closer to or further away from midnight based on scientists' reading of existential threats at a particular time.

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sc...es-2023-01-24/

Well, nuclear war is one way to solve our immigration problems.

[carolina73]

But Trump!

[The Booman]

I suppose a proxy war with Russia is considered smart foreign policy in DC. Lindsey Graham wants to do a Kong.

[DGUtley]

It doesn’t matter. I am still in the bunker from when the Democrats told us that if they didn’t get Trump out of office, the end of the world is coming. I am staying here.

[Peter1469]

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sc...es-2023-01-24/

Well, nuclear war is one way to solve our immigration problems.

The new time reflects a world in which Russia's invasion of Ukraine has revived fears of nuclear war.

[stjames1_53]

Hell, the world may end tomorrow because the earth's core may be slowing down.
Or the sunspots/solar flares will burn us up.
Whatev's.............Man's existence was to be short-lived on this ball of dirt.

[Peter1469]

Hell, the world may end tomorrow because the earth's core may be slowing down.
Or the sunspots/solar flares will burn us up.
Whatev's.............Man's existence was to be short-lived on this ball of dirt.

Half-glass empty.

I think man will expand in this solar system to spread war and environmental degradation. Then in the long future, beyond this solar system.

[Mini Me]

The Mad DR. Strangelove was right! M.A.D. Mutually assured destruction is coming!

[The Booman]

The new time reflects a world in which Russia's invasion of Ukraine has revived fears of nuclear war.

And Biden is funding it.

[MisterVeritis]

It doesn’t matter. I am still in the bunker from when the Democrats told us that if they didn’t get Trump out of office, the end of the world is coming. I am staying here.

You will probably survive the nuclear war. Most of us will.