The Apocalyptic Clock inched for another two minutes

The minute clock of the Apocalyptic Clock inched closer to midnight, only three minutes away, due to climate change and the inability to stop nuclear proliferation.

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During an international press conference in Washington, USA, scientists said on Monday that the Apocalyptic Clock was twisted for two minutes. Accordingly, it is only three minutes away from the last time (12pm) of the "apocalypse" .

"Leaders around the world have been unable to act at the speed and scale needed to protect people from the risk of disaster," RT quoted Kennette Benedict, chief executive officer of the Newsletter. Atomic (BAS), says.

The Apocalyptic Clock inched for another two minutes, just three minutes away from midnight.(Photo: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)

Benedict said that climate change is uncontrollable and the nuclear arms race, the result of the modernization of the huge arsenal, is causing special and undeniable threats. for human existence.

Scientists decided to scale needles The Apocalypse inched another two minutes after studying references related to climate change and international action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, as well as chapters. nuclear program of the US, Russia, and many other countries in the world.

Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock, created by the leadership of the Newsletter of the Atomic Scientists (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) of the University of Chicago, USA, in 1947 .

Its purpose is to provide a level of warning about nuclear war on a global scale. The bigger the nuclear threat, the more the watch will move closer to midnight (12 midnight). Today, the Apocalypse Clock is used to warn about all possible threats to humanity such as climate change or nanotechnology weapons.

In 1953, the hydrogen bombing activity marked the period when humanity was closest to the "apocalypse" , just two minutes away. The clock is 5 minutes away from the night at 12:00 in 2012, the last time it is moved.