The symbolic “Doomsday Clock”, created by scientists in the USA in 1947 to show how close humanity is to extinction, is set from 100 seconds to 90 seconds before midnight.
Chicago-based Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Science and Security Board has set the dial of the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to 00.00 due to the increasing dangers of the ongoing war in Ukraine, bringing it to the highest point in its history.
In the statement made by the Board, it was stated that the war in Ukraine will enter its second terrible year, and that the war in question has put Europe’s security regulations at risk since World War II and eroded the norms of international behavior against global risks.
NUCLEAR DISASTER HIGHLIGHT
“Worst of all, Russia’s veiled threats to use nuclear weapons remind the world that escalation of conflict, whether by accident, deliberate or miscalculation, is a dire risk,” the statement said. statements shared.
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine increased the risk of using nuclear weapons and the concern about the use of biological and chemical weapons.” In the statement, it was noted that Russia, by carrying the war to the Chernobyl and Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant sites, violated international protocols and risked the widespread spread of radioactive materials.
“EVERY SECOND IS IMPORTANT”
The statement also urged the United States to keep the door open to principled engagement with Moscow to mitigate the escalation of nuclear risk, adding, “At this time of unprecedented global danger, concerted action is necessary and every second counts.” it was said.
Doomsday Clock
The last time the Doomsday Clock was moved from 120 seconds to 20 seconds before midnight in 2020, no changes were made to the clock in 2021 and 2022.
The year the clock was furthest from “apocalypse” was 1991, when it was brought back 17 minutes to midnight after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The Doomsday Clock, which was created symbolically in 1947 under the leadership of atomic scientists at the University of Chicago, two years after the USA used the atomic bomb for the first time in history against Japan, aims to draw attention to the danger of annihilation disaster, especially with nuclear technology produced by humanity itself. (AA)