![]() ![]() It's also worth noting that the Bulletin evaluates every January every year to discuss whether events in the previous year warrant bringing the minute hand closer to midnight, moving it farther away, or keeping it at the same time.Īs of January 2023, it is 90 seconds until midnight. The Bulletin's website specifically mentions Global Warming and bio-engineering as possible causes of DOOM in addition to nuclear war however, given they can never go a year without also mentioning "global nuclear weapons modernizations" it's most probable that the simple existence of nukes remains a big Author Tract for the Bulletin. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, the original metaphor is (supposedly) obsolete, and it was expanded to catastrophic destruction of any sort, provided it's on a global scale. of DOOM! When it was originally introduced in 1947 the clock symbolized how close the world was to nuclear war, with the metaphor supporting it being: talks have broken down, and once midnight hits, the attacks start. ![]() The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago actually keep one as a prop. Expect the minute hand to be mighty close to the 12 at the top of the clock. ![]() It is almost as good as a Magic Countdown for getting across the message that time is running out. This handy metaphor is pulled out of the writer's bag of tricks whenever we need to be shown that time is of the essence in a particular dilemma. The Smashing Pumpkins, "Doomsday Clock" ![]()
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