The Earth is approaching destruction, said a science -oriented defense group on Tuesday while moving its famous “world watch” to 89 seconds until midnight, as close as you have been.
The atomic scientists' bulletin made the annual announcement, which qualifies how close is humanity to finish, citing threats that include climate change, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, instability in the Middle East, the threat of pandemics and incorporation of artificial intelligence In military operations.
The clock had stayed at 90 seconds at midnight during the last two years and “when you are in this precipice, all you do not want to do is take a step forward,” said Daniel Holz, president of the group science and Security Board .
The group said that it is concerned about cooperation between countries such as North Korea, Russia and China in the development of nuclear programs. The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has also talked about the use of nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine.
“Much of the rhetoric is very disturbing,” said Holz. “There is this growing feeling that … some nation could end up using nuclear weapons, and that is scary.”
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From 1947, the defense group used a clock to symbolize the potential and even the probability that people do something to end humanity. After the end of the Cold War, it was as close as 17 minutes at midnight. In recent years, to address the rapid global changes, the group has changed counting the minutes until midnight to count the seconds.
The group said the clock could go back if leaders and nations worked together to address existential risks.
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