"Doomsday Clock" moves to closest point yet to catastrophe

The "Doomsday Clock" is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation.
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Doomsday Clock set at 89 seconds to midnight, representing threat to human existence and the planet

The world is closer than ever to destruction, according to the Doomsday Clock, an attempt by the Chicago-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to warn world leaders and civilians of man-made global ...

Doomsday Clock ticks forwards to just 89 seconds to midnight

Humanity is officially one second closer to world annihilation, scientists say. The Doomsday Clock has been revealed – and it ...
NPR

The Doomsday Clock has never been closer to metaphorical midnight. What does it mean?

Humanity is closer than ever to catastrophe, according to the atomic scientists behind the Doomsday Clock. The ominous metaphor ticked one second closer to midnight this week. The clock now stands ...