Humanity will soon be getting an update on
how close we are to catastrophic destruction, as scientists and security
experts decide whether to nudge the hands of the famous "Doomsday
Clock" forward toward midnight — and doom — or back toward security and
safety.
The clock, in use as a symbol of imminent apocalypse
since 1947, now stands at six minutes to midnight. On Tuesday (Jan.
10), the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) will announce whether
they will nudge the minute hand forward or backward to reflect current
trends in world security. The last time the clock hand moved was in
2010, when the group moved the hand from five minutes to midnight back
to six.
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