World's 'doomsday' clock will stay at three minutes to midnight | The Verge - 0 views
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World’s 'doomsday' clock will stay at three minutes to midnight
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The clock has been set at 11:57PM since January 2015, when it was moved down from five minutes to destruction. It's the closest the clock has been to midnight since the Cold War in the 1980s.
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Notably, tensions between the United States and Russia are fairly high, reminiscent of their Cold War-era levels
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Instead, the Bulletin scientists say the number is reflective of existing statistics and trends related to nuclear technologies, climate change, biotechnologies, and cybersecurity.