The Doomsday Clock is “an internationally recognized design that conveys how close we are to destroying our civilization with dangerous technologies of our own hands.” These destructive forces include climate change, nuclear weapons, biotechnology and other emerging technologies, according to BAS.Įmphasizing repeatedly that the current world security situation is a “new abnormal,” BAS cited “two simultaneous existential threats, either of which would be cause for extreme concern and immediate attention" as the factors determining its decision this year. "Though unchanged from 2018, this setting should be taken not as a sign of stability but as a stark warning to leaders and citizens around the world." “There is nothing normal about the complex and frightening reality we are describing today," said Rachel Bronson, president and CEO of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The Doomsday Clock remains at two minutes to midnight and it's all part of a world the Bulletin of Atomic Scientist calls a "new abnormal."
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