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The Doomsday Clock has remained at 90 seconds to midnight for a second year in a row as scientists say “humanity continues to face an unprecedented level of danger”.
Maintaining last year’s setting – the closest to 12 it has ever been – means the clock’s keepers believe the threat of global apocalypse has not cooled off in the past 12 months.
And they emphasised it is not an indication of stability in the world.
Make no mistake: resetting the clock at 90 seconds to midnight is not an indication that the world is stable … It’s urgent for governments and communities around the world to act
Rachel Bronson, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Rachel Bronson, president and chief executive of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said: “Make no mistake: resetting the clock at 90 seconds to midnight is not an indication that the world is stable.
“Quite the opposite. It’s urgent for governments and communities around the world to act.
“And the Bulletin remains hopeful – and inspired – in seeing the younger generations leading the charge.”
The scientists cited the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, multi-dimensional nuclear threats, failures to address the climate crisis, bio-threats, and artificial intelligence (AI) as reasons for the setting.
