Atomic scientists set ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever before as nuclear threat rises

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Atomic scientists set the "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before on January 24, 2023, citing threats of nuclear war, disease and climate volatility. Russia's invasion of Ukraine was said to be one of the largest contributing factors of putting humanity at risk. The symbolic timepiece, created in 1947 by atomic scientists including Albert Einstein, illustrates how close humanity is to the end of the world. Previously set at 100 seconds to midnight in January 2020, the clock has now been cut by 10 seconds.
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[@capitalcoffee7514]

"Doomsday clock is closer to midnight than ever before" Scientists, this is the seventh week in a row you've shown 'Doomsday clock getting closer to midnight' in class

[@Renagade01]

my depression can even beat them to ot xD

[@sayfolman7752]

And You forgot Important Part Is Unprovoke War

[@axjagfilms]

Yeah but this one is the never before seen edition

[@Spit.M80]

U S at fault

[@ShovelLettuce]

Bruh [-_-]

[@rianz_d]

This is more symbolic to raise awareness, rather than a truly scientific prediction.

[@Randommanlol]

We need world peace 😔

[@Zyleace]

It's more like the probability goes higher rather than actually being a prediction. It's more like a risk meter.

[@syphon5899]

@@Randommanlol world peace means squat if a country can't even give its people a proper life

[@shineayandrews1869]

So if it’s not science then what the point? Oh, modern science is just a lie anyway :)

[@lemniscate2218]

@@Randommanlol we need destruction before peace can occur

[@RespectOthers1]

Without knowing how long one second on that clock represents any prediction is rather meaningless.

[@towel1636]

One second in that clock represents what one second represents in any other clock. The Doomsay Clock is just a symbol that works as a metaphor.

[@Colutti115]

....if they decide based in facts/occurrences..........it never will reach & something catastrophic may happen before they even could(?) set it.... 🥸

[@flaguser4196]

ironic that these are supposedly scientists

[@Halestem]

You kinda compare it to other predictions,

[@towel1636]

@@flaguser4196 ?

[@AndreaPirlo888]

My father was a watch maker. He abandoned it when Einstein discovered time is relative. I would only agree that a symbolic clock is as nourishing to the intellect as a photograph of oxygen to a drowning man. Dr Manhattan

[@ShovelLettuce]

In this case, what it's about is more of a warning and not something we can't have. In fact, it's something we're getting closer to.

[@maltheri9833]

It's more like showing a photograph of a drowning man to you the further out you go into the lake.

[@godsrealname]

It's too late. Always has been. Always will be. Too late.

[@zolozek3327]

They are warning us. Time doesn't exist only to the human mind maybe that's why we can't reach a destination in the universe..

[@MeatBunFul]

You can say that if you're friggin immortal

[@lemniscate2218]

What an exciting time to be alive!

[@roboket3524]

I did not expect that💀💥

[@RIFLQ]

ayo 💀

[@rickghosh9278]

Really really exciting

[@obamagaming-zv4vy]

I havent even played gta6 yet bruv

[@rickghosh9278]

@@obamagaming-zv4vy Play DOOM

[@va_wl]

In 3 years they added 10 seconds. So at this rate, it'll be midnight in 2050 ( (90÷10)×3=27)

[@AlexandreRhodes]

What would you do if you survive midnight?

[@MaekarManastorm]

@@AlexandreRhodes decrease the surplus population

[@khaledali-di9mt]

It doesn't work like that , the rate is not constant and they can move time backward and forward....So it can be next year or never

[@kingghidorah5213]

No in 2019 it was only 2 minutes

[@KrshnVisualizer]

@@AlexandreRhodes I would do my pending schoolwork

[@asdfghj6300]

By the time of doomsday, they wouldn’t even be alive to move the clock

[@devinendiora6391]

ha🤣

[@devinendiora6391]

ha🤣

[@fluffyseal8782]

If there's something that i learned in this world is to never believe or listen to whatever nonsense the Americans are saying

[@wolfvale7863]

Does anyone believe or listen to whatever nonsense you are saying? Well then we have all learned something.

[@jd3455]

@@wolfvale7863 everybody does buddy,and it's not nonsense it's the truth🤣

[@MrKAmsterdam]

@@jd3455 np you are just in your bubble

[@jd3455]

@@MrKAmsterdam Sure 😴 Ironic🤣

[@MrKAmsterdam]

@@jd3455 nobody takes you Modi lemmings serious.

[@roducliaharenvol8302]

Very hyped for this new Fallout update!

[@thekhoifish0146]

Better not be buggy

[@vivekstreme1994]

It's gonna be a dlc

[@vertexvortex5]

💀

[@DoctorDeath147]

Be glad it's not Bethesda this time.

[@graveltheblock5578]

It just works!

[@BloxxterT]

If you ever feel useless, remember this clock exists.

[@BeGladStayMad]

Still much more useful than you are.

[@BloxxterT]

@@BeGladStayMad Does making historical content on my channel makes me "Useless" Brother look at yourself

[@BeGladStayMad]

@@BloxxterT A few viewers vs a world icon. How come are you more useful?

[@BloxxterT]

@@BeGladStayMad Showing people accurately depicted history instead of Misinformation

[@BeGladStayMad]

@@BloxxterT If you are so accurate, I want you to measure which information is found as more useful and therefore appreciated, your work or this Doomsday clock?

[@Marlene837]

Taking Nagasaki and Hiroshima out of context is unconscionable. The precedent was that it was the United States of America that had no moral qualms of using nuclear weapons on civilians - and were never charged with crimes against humanity or genocide!

[@Thom35UO]

Of course is out of context. What would expect from Americans? The truth?

[@aleph.nought]

@@Thom35UO Pffft of course not! It would hurt their narrative!

[@obsidian_wolf]

You do realize Hiroshima and Nagasaki were considered military targets at the time with Hiroshima being the headquarters of the 2nd imperial Japanese army and Nagasaki being one of Japan's largest naval bases

[@Kazasia-_-]

Why do people cry about that still? Would rather the bomb destroy Japan or the mainland invasion which would have killed millions way more the bomb

[@death2641]

You care about Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing but not about Operation Downfall that supposedly could and lose more than a billion of allied soldiers including wiping half of Japan's population

[@kendrickmays2301]

When the atomic clock is set at 40 seconds to midnight, the final countdown will be more closer to begin. Who will the nuclear seasonal fallout affect?

[@corelinck9098]

What nation is have powerfull Nuclear weapons strategy is a powerful nation to wiped out all other country even if the country have many army or powerfull military unit and have more nuclear weapon in this world.all country will doom from the rise of nuclear weapons strategy without getting notice from networking system and space station observation.

[@DZ477]

If Russia and the US ends up having a nuclear war, everyone in the world will suffer the fallout of severe nuclear winter, affecting crop yields everywhere and resulting in unprecedented famines with perhaps an overall death toll in the billions from around the world.

[@4k8s]

Everybody

[@invictus82]

@@4k8s speedowagonN

[@sharingsharedudebro1236]

the closer you get to US, Russia, Western Europe and China the worst you get

[@Aceburn5]

I AM TOO YOUNG TO DESERVE THIS!!! Well, goodbye. See you in heaven. I will never forget this experience. It’s been a wild ride.

[@MaekarManastorm]

No your not. Your just as guilty as the other 99% of humanity

[@illkao6211]

@@MaekarManastorm Why do you think that?

[@MaekarManastorm]

@@illkao6211 look in the mirror

[@st3am267]

@@MaekarManastorm nothing happened when i looked in the mirror, its just me 🪞 👀

[@theincrediblefella7984]

What an annoying child.

[@littlemeow2309]

why do they look excited when they revealed that clock lol

[@BG_Low]

It can be move closer or further away. It is just a way of nuclear scientists having fun with global politic situation.

[@rebeccasjodal9769]

Maybe we need a Doomsday clock when it comes to the climate crisis too, to get people to understand how serious it is

[@im-anon]

They should've made that other than this pointless apocalypse clock thing, could actually raise awareness to the majority of people.

[@25lighters91]

Unless everyone is ready to ban all heat producing technology like fossil fuels and electric, and go back to steam it'll never happen

[@ValerioRhys]

It'll be useless since according to "climate experts" the world ended in 2010 or 2015. That climate clock will be 3 o clock in the morning by now.

[@anthonyalabado9545]

@@im-anon doomsday clock also includes climate change, they actually moved the time in 2015 due to climate change concerns.

[@rebeccasjodal9769]

@@anthonyalabado9545 Now everyone seems to have forgotten about the climate crisis and the majority of the politicians are ignorant or just don't care. The same goes for common people. At least here in Sweden

[@samtoo8685]

They said the world was going to end 2012. Here we are 2023

[@chengyiq3066]

So, what does the seconds mean on the clock? It is a bit arbitrary in my opinion

[@pjacobsen1000]

It's BS. Just some frightened scientists. It's not rational.

[@marisakirisame8543]

Time since 0 means the length of existing human history I guess

[@Gigasimo456]

It is totally arbitrary and the only way to make sense out of it is comparing the current time to what they previously set the clock to. On their website you can see a timeline of what time they set the clock during the years (from 1947 to today). A copy is also mantained on wikipedia. To give an idea, the maximum they set it was 2 minutes to midnight during the cold war, and 17 minutes at the end of it. So you know that they think that the risk of nuclear annihilation and/or climate catastrophe is higher now (1.5 minutes) than during the cold war (2 minutes).

[@midnighteclipsed2738]

It's like a metaphor of how human is close to being fckd, its a symbol, soo you can either care for it or not at all

[@Zyleace]

It's like each second is a reason for humanity to be at peace and losing one increases the risk of war. Just like that.

[@mrch33sehed93]

Y2K was suppose to happen in 2000. The Mayans were only able to count to 2012. I'll be worried when the tornado sirens go off in California

[@sharonnicholson3393]

🤔🥴🤣♥️

[@firstnamelastnamethirdname]

It has before actually.

[@wontoniotheninja4525]

Y2K was a real issue though

[@Kurdtle]

I like how the scientist in the blue shirt is like 'look what you did' after they take the cloth off

[@typicalchineseguy5818]

When the clock ticks at exactly 12:00 Me: *I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING*

[@goldrensprij]

BLACK CLOUDS IN ISOLATION

[@corelinck9098]

Storm of nonsense scientist to speech info for wealthy people business group.

[@ProjectPhoenix21]

@@corelinck9098 i don't remember the song going like this...

[@markodiusrex7114]

Ha Ha Ha 😐

[@PitunghereTNOschizo100]

REGENT WILL BE BACK, HE WILL PURIFY THOSE FILTHY HUMANS FOR THE LOST PRINCE ALEXEI II...!!!!!

[@vertexvortex5]

Our downfall is ourselfs

[@versthappening603]

guy cleaning the clock: **accidentally moves a hand to make it midnight** oh oops, my b- **the entire world explodes**

[@mr.finkle4677]

It’s the end huh? Well I guess I can stop worrying about all the money I spent on magic the gathering cards.

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

Thanks Biden......ever since you came in, the world has started imploding

[@kurade1096]

looks like someone hasn't learned their history. I'm pretty sure nixon was worse

[@obamagaming-zv4vy]

Fr

[@death2641]

How is that if covid start by the Chinese and Russia lying to Nato about Ukraine invasion

[@hsthatzo8063]

@@kurade1096 Looks like somebody is oblivious to the current world events - Biden is great he's just a friendly old man like my grandfather! Says the liberal who took 3 booster shots

[@ChuckRHG]

Can anyone destroy that clock already? So we don't have to get worried about the world ending

[@Ganderlow]

We are literally knowingly killing ourselves and marking how close we are to killing our own humanity off. Why are we so horrible?

[@eucliwoodhellscythe9752]

Take so long, it's been more than two years since they set the clock to 100. How long i must suffer?!!

[@NoMercyFromMe98]

If only it were true but humanity will unfortunetly survive !

[@lagend3]

at what cost

[@diamondsinsight]

My brother in Christ you are literally a human

[@muntadar1655]

Start with yourself broo

[@NoMercyFromMe98]

@@muntadar1655 Start what ?

[@cap3990]

@@NoMercyFromMe98 If you want to die. Be my guest!

[@robiejumawan8835]

Can't wait for it to hit new year. I'm sure the fireworks will be spectacular.

[@mcflurryfrostie]

They sure will. We've been waiting for midnight since 1947. Crazy how there's so many human years in a single Atomic Science year.

[@audreyriley5836]

So what's the due date ?

[@rommelb.8070]

They just said 90 secs but they don't know 😂🤣

[@jhono5840]

We have lost our humanity long time ago anyway

[@wassup3478]

When is it coming? It's late can't wait for this

[@rafe9852]

can't wait!

[@FatimaMaryam-tx1dy]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/paiVdaBjaLiDaJY

[@giothefew4300]

w h a t?

[@vietinternational5746]

hype

[@RickyRollDoesAnimations]

Yoooo! Me neither!!!

[@Megumu_Iizunamaru.]

Let's gooo

[@TheLastAlexander]

I'll probably use some of this audio for my next album

[@kongwee1978]

The Doomsday was supposed to be 2012.

[@tatertott2390]

Prior to that it was y2k

[@leeroyjenkins0078]

@@tatertott2390 and 1666

[@troylaiducstudentwhs2544]

They want cyberpunk, thats it.

[@waleedumer9495]

How ironic .They saw only one war.Where opposite party is actually strong and Not states

[@wolfvale7863]

They will win any war the opposite party wants to throw. How ironic you think they are weak when actually they are strong and they are the States.

[@asuicuneontheobx823]

Was this taken down by KZbin? I swear to goddess I thought I saw this posted earlier at 8am est?

[@manjack235]

yeah me too

[@Aceburn5]

It was deleted and reposted because there were 3 minutes of silence between two clips

[@asheep7797]

@@Aceburn5 and then KIM JONG UN'S BROADCAST

[@corelinck9098]

targeted observation from KZbin algorithm..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jackjhmc820]

Ulkraine Foreign minister admitted this week that Ulkraine has become a de facto NATO member, unwittingly acknowledging the exact reason why Russia invaded in the 1st place.

[@wolfvale7863]

BECAUSE Ruzzia invaded they became a defacto member. NATO weapons you know. You are putting the chicken before the egg and the cart before the horse. Putler is King of bulls hitters. He bull hitted his entire country into a war they cannot win.

[@s0515033]

Russia created the problem it claims it was afraid of. Talk about dumb foreign policy.

[@Michael45007]

They did that because they were invaded twice already by Russia.... Had Russia not invaded, there would be no need to join NATO in the first place. Why are you defending the aggressor and blaming the victim for standing up for themselves?

[@calvinblue894]

@@Michael45007 NATO was already expanding eastwards prior to that...and during 2008, US already manipulated Ukraine politics..

[@Michael45007]

@@calvinblue894 The thing is... why do you say NATO expands? NATO do not control these countries. They did not invade these countries. They did not threaten these countries. Rather, these countries VOLUNTARILY join NATO. It is really Putin's disastrous foreign policies that pushes Eastern European countries to join NATO. NATO does not have to convince anyone of their benefits. Russia does that all by herself. Long time neutral countries like Sweden and Finland are joining NATO primarily due to Russian aggressions against Europe. Stop defending the aggressor and blaming the victims that are standing up against the aggressor. And USA has? And Russia hasn't interfered with Ukrainian politics? The primary reason why Ukraine had these revolution protests is because they wanted to be free of Kremlin influences in the first place! Leave Ukraine and leave Europe alone!

[@johncorrell6405]

Whenever a story begins with the phrase "leading scientists say..."

[@corelinck9098]

Leading scientist say is story of human dumbest thing that been created.

[@bsherman8236]

Oh boy can't wait

[@DanBurgaud]

Plot Twist: Day Light Savings Time. That is actually 10:58:30pm

[@wanderlustandsparkle4395]

Tbh I’m not really worried I’m from Hawaii everyday is doomsday 🤣 earthquakes, hurricanes, tropical storms, car crashes knocking out power, volcanic eruptions, etc...

[@twa9342]

Honestly, the last thing we need now is people scaring others with threats like this while doing nothing to de-escalate the conflict situation. Please stop doing this.

[@DangerAngelous]

Could I theoretically do something to push it all the way to midnight?

[@justaguywhocantsleep7854]

Just cause a nuclear war and/or ruin the global enviroment to a catastrophic degree and I imagine you'll make the clock go all the way to midnight

[@vsyokhoroshoy]

I hate this clock,it made me sleep over school time

[@CCP-Lies]

Then don't believe this

[@vsyokhoroshoy]

@@CCP-Lies what do you mean by “believe” Like trust?

[@CreeperG0d]

It is possible that it will never reach midnight because humans would have already died before they could change it.

[@victorjun2421]

I'm waiting for the day they announce 10 seconds until midnight.

[@1marcelfilms]

can't wait until midnight

[@aleh9923]

On what side of the planet?

[@greatsentinel6964]

it didnt help anything or anyone just making everyone paranoid

[@hclau218]

The most meaningless activity one can imagine. I hope this does not involve tax payers' money.

[@v123f]

Scary ❤😢

[@Cannon_Bacon]

I forgot this thing even existed🤣

[@c10_c10]

We deserve what we get.

[@galacticcat8464]

How well do these scientists sleep at night? Not sure how trying to give everyone anxiety attacks helps solve any of the problems we’re facing

[@accountantasia125]

Unprovoke ? Didn't you know what happened before 24 Feb 2022 ? Read up if you are not sure.

[@worldventures28]

Everyone is talking about war but you forgot about how climate change also factors in as well, global warming is rapidly increasing the closer we get to 2040/2050

[@hsthatzo8063]

Your source: The TV and Bill Gates

[@ebeyslough]

Iron Maiden need to update their song to "One and a Half Minute to Midnight"

[@arielmalsireal5453]

Russia After Seeing The Book: 🤨🤨🤨

[@jinto74]

Guess there's only one last thing left to do.... PUMP UP THE JAM! PUMP IT UP!

[@santoserico215]

How do they know when they don't even know when earth began

[@biomuseum6645]

Atomic scientists when Russia does something: *goodye cruel world, it’s over* 😭🙏🏽 Atomic scientists when US/NATO does something: 😴

[@FatimaMaryam-tx1dy]

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[@qinanhou952]

That is sadly true

[@wolfvale7863]

No! It certainly is NOT true. The US gets treated like everybody else. Clock moves 5 minutes closer because of these events: The involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War intensifies, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 takes place, and the Six-Day War occurs in 1967. -3 minutes for : India tests a nuclear device (Smiling Buddha), and SALT II talks stall. Both the United States and the Soviet Union modernize multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs). (−30 s)United States President Donald Trump's comments over nuclear weapons, the threat of a renewed arms race between the U.S. and Russia.

[@reeel5543]

USA terrorist's country puppet what can you except from them

[@Michael45007]

That's because US/NATO are very calm, civilized and rational unlike Putin who cries about nuking anyone that doesn't follow what he wants them to do.

[@ameliacassidy4644]

Wait so when is it going to get to 90 or whatever

[@haya7162]

So as a normal people ,,,what means of the doomdays clock

[@Nn.65juk]

1 minute and 30 seconds...... We are so close of total annihilation

[@throbbingwiener6218]

It's been more than 90 seconds where's my apocalypse?

[@maskimgalgo2046]

Well ladies and gentlemen, it has been a ride

[@carlitoob3698]

Let's wait for Netflix to explain this further.

[@vmcv3284]

I just hope that before that happens ..my sinusitis is gone so at least I can breath fresh radioactive air

[@godsrealname]

If so, the first snif will do the job

[@vmcv3284]

@@godsrealname pretty much

[@Inspiredvideo1]

It's weird I seen this before and now I have dejavu

[@ThoseTentacle]

about time, jeez

[@ariaaaaaa]

corny

[@erenluffy1359]

if we see a nuke explosion once will we stop or go all out?

[@operator91210]

M.A.D Mutually.Assured.Destruction. It started during the cold war when both sides had an an equal amount of nukes. It's no different now. each country will protect its own if it came down to it almost like a Domino effect.

[@Bon_fyre]

*MIDNIGHT draws near…*

[@Zakkarath]

The U.S. have been arming and training Ukraine to fight Russia since 2014

[@cielopachirisu929]

“Closest we’ve ever been” Come on we’re **not** closer than we were during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

[@haroonafridi231]

People in comments: we don't believe these scientists We believe the one that we like..

[@lsdilldose0G]

Is the cake done?

[@erenprincess3632]

That's their own doomsday day🤣

[@Sone418]

I can see nuclear war happening in our lifetime

[@operator91210]

I can't. A cold war? Definitely. M.A.D Keeps everything in balance

[@Sone418]

@@operator91210 people don't really seem to care about MAD when clamoring for more and more weapons to be shipped to Ukraine, let's see what will happen

[@operator91210]

@@Sone418 tanks and guns are one thing, nukes are another. I don't think you quite understand the entire situation. Nobody wants to use the nukes if there's no clear winner in all of it

[@Sone418]

@@operator91210 well they're talking about fighter jets now, how long before they also talk about cruise and ballistic missiles? Not to mention what if NATO troops get official involved? They're waiting to see if Russia chooses between military defeat or a tactical nuclear strike

[@operator91210]

@@Sone418 they are already using missiles. Surely you must of heard the countless airstrikes they've been dropping on each other. It's no different from the Vietnam war, Korean war, gulf war..... Iraq war. But like you said they are waiting on Russia to make the first move. Because they don't want total fallout, nobody does....Not even Russia themselves they just won't admit it.

[@ianmendoza6380]

Honestly the main solution is less world population.

[@rickv9180]

Might as well make it midnight already, I'm tired.

[@jacobsmith15]

I don’t get it

[@rithloveyou9737]

I gonna tell her

[@rickgolder6818]

Perfect time to play DOOM

[@WillowEverlight]

Scary.

[@charlie_sin_ideas]

doomSday from friDay night fuNkin?!?!?!?!???!?!?!?!!

[@maryammadihah7712]

1:21 HOW MANY NUMBERS??? LIKE A STICKER STICKER

[@flaguser4196]

pseudo scientists who should have been youtubers instead

[@governmentshugedick8735]

Bro just stop fighting

[@carpanojr]

they should just revert the clock all the way back

[@lollmao404]

Hey its already been 90 seconds guess we're fine

[@StormBreakr]

I waited 90 seconds, where the nukes at

[@kiljaeden5405]

The world's been ending for years now 😂😂

[@operator91210]

I'm still waiting for my 2012 calendar to explode and cause the earth to self destruct

[@jonathandelarosa6830]

"Doomsday Clock" invented by Americans to show when they will use the fireworks.

[@operator91210]

So why was it 7 minutes to midnight during the Cuban missile crisis?

[@thedivingbanjars5573]

How about kobit?

[@meejinhuang]

With the Russian threats in the Ukraine War, the clock is more like two seconds to Midnight. This clock is too slow.

[@indochinajames3372]

What a way to cheer people up. They could have just not done this.

[@chimichangas365]

Humanity: Oh no, anyways...

[@tanhouzer]

So what?