'Doomsday Clock' ticked forward 30 seconds to 2 minutes to midnight
In the face of nuclear weapons and climate change, scientists moved the clock forward, putting much of the blame on the Trump administration
by Julian Borger in Washington
Jan 25, 2018
3 minutes
The risk to global civilisation is as high today as it has ever been in the face of twin threats, nuclear weapons and climate change, a group of leading scientists has announced, putting a significant share of the blame on the Trump administration.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its symbolic Doomsday Clock forward 30 seconds, to two minutes to midnight, in a reflection of how the scientists view the dangers facing
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