Article: Atomic scientists move Doomsday Clock one minute closer to midnight

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A scientists' group moved the hands of its symbolic Doomsday Clock to five before midnight, one minute closer to a possible apocalypse, in response to increasing risks of nuclear and environmental disaster.

 

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Two years ago, it appeared that world leaders might address the truly global threats that we face," the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said. "In many cases, that trend has not continued or been reversed."

The clock now shows the same setting as in 2007.

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