Prediction Shows When World Will Self-Destruct
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The Doomsday Clock was moved closer to midnight than ever before this month as scientists outlined four key threats
WASHINGTON — Scientists say the Doomsday Clock is now closer to “zero hour” than ever before. This week, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock at 85 seconds to midnight, a new record for how close the world is judged to be to a major disaster.
Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,” a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds till midnight.