It's 90 seconds to midnight on the Doomsday Clock

Posted: 23rd January 2024

The Clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight—the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been.
Today, we once again set the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight because humanity continues to face an unprecedented level of danger. Our decision should not be taken as a sign that the international security situation has eased. Instead, leaders and citizens around the world should take this statement as a stark warning and respond urgently, as if today were the most dangerous moment in modern history. Because it may well be.

But the world can be made safer. The Clock can move away from midnight. As we wrote last year, “In this time of unprecedented global danger, concerted action is required, and every second counts.” That is just as true today.

You can read the statement explaining the current setting decision via this link:

https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/2023-doomsday-clock-statement-2/