Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Keeps Doomsday Clock at Record 85 Seconds to Midnight Over Nuclear, Climate, Bio and AI Risks
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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists kept the Doomsday Clock at a record 85 seconds to midnight—closer than ever and moved from last year’s 89 seconds—citing escalating risks from nuclear weapons, climate change, biological threats and artificial intelligence. The group blamed rising great‑power competition and nationalistic autocracies, leaders’ complacency and aggressive rhetoric for undermining cooperation, and pointed to specific dangers including the Russia–Ukraine war, May’s India–Pakistan clash and Iran‑related concerns after U.S. and Israeli strikes, U.S. policies boosting fossil fuels, and the misuse or lack of regulation of AI and biotechnology.
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Climate Change and Global Security
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