Doomsday Clock Remains at , 90 Seconds to Midnight , Amid Global Concerns.<br />Al Jazeera reports that atomic scientists <br />have held the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds <br />to midnight for the second year in a row.<br />Al Jazeera reports that atomic scientists <br />have held the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds <br />to midnight for the second year in a row.<br />The scientists cited concerns over Russia's potential <br />use of nuclear weapons in its war against Ukraine, <br />Israel's ongoing war in Gaza and climate change. .<br />The scientists cited concerns over Russia's potential <br />use of nuclear weapons in its war against Ukraine, <br />Israel's ongoing war in Gaza and climate change. .<br />Despite holding at 90 seconds, the Doomsday <br />Clock remains the closest it has been <br />to midnight in its 77-year history.<br />Despite holding at 90 seconds, the Doomsday <br />Clock remains the closest it has been <br />to midnight in its 77-year history.<br />Conflict hot spots around the <br />world carry the threat of nuclear <br />escalation, climate change is already <br />causing death and destruction, <br />and disruptive technologies <br />like AI and biological research <br />advance faster than their safeguards, Rachel Bronson, The Bulletin of Atomic <br />Scientists president and CEO, via Al Jazeera.<br />Rachel Bronson, the bulletin’s president <br />and CEO, added that holding the hands of <br />the clock unchanged at 90 seconds to midnight <br />is “not an indication that the world is stable.”.<br />Rachel Bronson, the bulletin’s president <br />and CEO, added that holding the hands of <br />the clock unchanged at 90 seconds to midnight <br />is “not an indication that the world is stable.”.<br />Bronson went on to stress the impact <br />of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on tensions <br />with the West and Vladimir Putin's decision <br />to suspend the New START treaty with the U.S.<br />Bronson went on to stress the impact <br />of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on tensions <br />with the West and Vladimir Putin's decision <br />to suspend the New START treaty with the U.S.<br />Al Jazeera points out that the U.S. <br />and Russia possess nearly 90% <br />of the world's nuclear weapons.<br />In March, Putin announced that Russia would <br />deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. .<br />Bronson went on to cite concerns regarding Israel's <br />ongoing campaign against Hamas in Gaza as <br />another factor driving the risk of global catastrophe.<br />As a nuclear state, Israel’s actions are <br />clearly relevant to the Doomsday Clock <br />discussion. Of particular worry is <br />that the conflict might escalate more <br />broadly in the region, creating a larger <br />conventional war and drawing in more <br />nuclear powers or near-nuclear powers, Rachel Bronson, The Bulletin of Atomic <br />Scientists president and CEO, via Al Jazeera
