On January 24, 2023, the Doomsday Clock was reset to 90 seconds before midnight!

It's the time of the doomsday clock.

Get as close as possible to doomsday

Since the birth of the Doomsday Clock 76 years ago

"Believe, think and act like science"

Today, let's take the readers to get to know the apocalypse clock better. Let's go see the "meaning" of the latest apocalypse clock to see if the apocalypse clock "reflects the truth". of the world situation how much?

And see what do those who disagree with the doomsday clock have to say about the doomsday clock?

At the

National Press Club (National Press Club), Washington, D.C.

The creator and timekeeper of the Apocalypse Clock arrived as scheduled, announcing the new time adjustment.

of the 2023 End of the World clock, which is a tradition

Announcing a new time adjustment for the Apocalypse Clock

In January of each year

, the new time is

faster from when

Three consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022) for 10 seconds (from 100 seconds before midnight).

Birth of the Doomsday Clock!

1945 after the atomic bombing

Enter the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,

participant in

successfully built an atomic bomb.

but was unsuccessful in asking the US government

Not using atomic bombs to directly destroy human life........

Jointly set up the "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists" as the

" to campaign against the introduction of atomic bombs.

or atomic energy

Used to threaten humanity.

Two years later (1947),

created

as a symbolic clock dial indicating the time between 11:45 PM and midnight, and the "Newsletter". The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists evolved into a full-fledged "magazine," but the name "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists" is still used today.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists newsletter is published as the first full-length “magazine”.

June 1947. The cover shows the symbol of the end of the world clock.

The clock hand points at 7 minutes to midnight, or 11:53 p.m., as a warning about the threat of nuclear weapons to humanity, the threat

posed by the efforts of various nations.

In building its own nuclear weapons,

1947, the United States is still the only country with nuclear weapons.

And is a type of

from a

reaction (fission), while other countries

In particular, Russia (Soviet Union at the time), Britain, France and China were putting their full effort into building.

their nuclear bomb

Until 1949,

was the second country.

The successful atomic bomb experiment

was followed by

as the third country (1952),

as the fourth country (1960) and China as the fifth country (1964).

And then there's the nuclear bomb.

More powerful than atomic bombs are

or

. The United States was the first country.

successful experiment

The hydrogen bomb in 1952, followed closely by the Soviet Union in 1953, England in the year 1957, China in the year 1967 and France in the year 1968

to the present ( 2023) There are 8 countries with official nuclear weapons, in addition to the 5 countries already mentioned, 3 more countries, namely

.

Has nuclear weapons, but it is “understood” or “known” to have nuclear weapons:

from nuclear disaster

to count the dangers from

climate change

and new technology

Create a high turbulence!

After the birth of the end of the world clock in 1947, for 60 years, that is, until the year 2007, the atomic scientists.

added factors affecting

Adjusting the time of the end of the world clock, another factor is "climate change" or

after that comes another

Faculty of Atomic Scientists

added factors affecting

The setting of the Doomsday Clock increases by two factors:

from technology to change

and a new life

With gene editing technology, or “gene editing,” human beings are being seen as “

and the biological threat from pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

especially computers and artificial intelligence

That can create enormous disturbances to human beings on earth with

And cause enormous damage with

Who adjusts the time of the Doomsday Clock?

at the beginning

newsletter administration

of atomic scientists

and adjusting the time of the end of the world clock

It works in a manner

uncomplicated organization

both in terms of management

with a newsletter or Magazine Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and a new setting of the Apocalypse Clock

Today, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is a well-organized organization with

Bronson as its President and

Schedule a new schedule announcement.

of the doomsday clock

It is clearly defined year by year.

Set to be within January of each year.

adjusting the new time of

doomsday clock

is the duty of

, which will formally meet twice a year to consider various factors and situations.

About the goals of the Doomsday Clock

The Science and Security Executive Committee is currently

former governor of California.

Rescheduling of the Apocalypse Clock

The Science and Security Executive Committee has

is a panel of experts.

It was set up in 1948 by Einstein to advise on setting the time of the Doomsday Clock.

and activities

The newsletter was first chaired by J. Robert Oppenheimer.

The current president of the sponsorship committee is Sigfried S. Hecker, a nuclear physicist.

The "Board of Supporters

currently comprises 32 Nobel Laureates, including 10

well-known former "Supporters" such as Einstein, physicist Hans Bethe. Nobel Prize, EU Condon, Former President of the American Physics Society,

Press Conference New Apocalypse Clock Time 90 Seconds to Midnight!

on press day

New time, the end of the world clock (January 24, 2023) The key person of the Atomic Scientist Newsletter is the President and Chief Executive Officer.

of the newsletter Rachel Bronson, Chair of the Edmund G. Brown Jr. Science and Security Executive Committee and Chairman of the Board of Sponsors, Siegfried S. Hecker

And then there's the key figure from "The Elders," the newsletter's key partner.

Join the press conference as well

“The Elders” is an organization of senior citizens.

It was founded by

in 2007 to combine the wisdom and experience of older people (nearly a millennium combined) to help solve the world's problems.

seemingly unsolvable, such as climate change, AIDS and poverty, and free-thinking (groups)

in resolving conflicts

the complexity of the world

” include world dignitaries such as former prime ministers, former presidents, former presidents, and people who have held important positions in international organizations such as the United Nations

.

is the current President and

, former Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Joint vice president with

, widow of Nelson Mandela.

Both Mary Robinson and Ban Ki-moon took the stage to attend the press conference.

Also adjusting the time of the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight.

Why is it 90 seconds to midnight?

Overall, the biggest factor being "targeted" was

which started with

Special Military Operations for

Russian Armed Forces

Invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022 in order to protect

and eliminate the

in Ukraine that threaten Russia.

But Ukraine, the United States, European countries, NATO (NATO) and the United Nations

It was a direct invasion of the sovereignty of Ukraine, a member of the United Nations.

Russia is a large country with a population of 143 million and has the most nuclear weapons in the world.

Ukraine, being a small country with a population of 43 million,

but abolished possession of all nuclear weapons after

(Budapest Memorandum) of 1994 guaranteed the security of Ukraine

It was signed by the leaders of 5 countries: USA, UK, Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

The protracted Russo-Ukraine War, which is likely to escalate further into 2023, and President Vladimir Putin's declaration that

, have created a rallying cry .

worried that

The Russo-Ukrainian War may escalate into

World War III

and nuclear war,

for sure, if a nuclear war

There will be no country that will win.

Because all countries involved will lose.

The Russo-Ukrainian War was not a direct factor in nuclear disaster.

to adjust the time of

doomsday clock only

It also affects efforts to control or reduce the possession of nuclear weapons.

of all countries have nuclear weapons

and countries that are trying to develop nuclear weapons, such as Iran.

As a result, the end of the world clock

Move closer to midnight

Another effect of the Russian-Ukrainian war is the effect on global warming!

The atomic scientists said the Russian-Ukrainian war would also affect efforts to tackle climate change, or

because the Russian-Ukrainian war caused fuel shortages of natural gas and oil. Including the effect of "sanction" (sanction) oil exports.

and natural gas from Russia, which is the world's second largest producer of natural gas and oil.

after the United States

Causing many countries to try to reduce the use

And produce natural gas and oil back to having to try to produce or find oil and natural gas from other countries.

and thus negatively affect control efforts.

Next to the threat of nuclear disaster and global warming,

the team of atomic scientists

point to the third factor

Of the re-scheduling of the Apocalypse Clock:

outbreak

and the failure of biological experiments in laboratories.

Including allegations by Russia that Ukraine and the United States

Ambush preparing to use biological weapons

The fourth factor

The key to adjusting the timing of the Doomsday Clock is high disruptive technology

, a team of atomic scientists point out that ...

In the year 2022 to the present, computer technology

Especially

has created a worryingly high turbulence problem

both in terms of production

And dissemination of fake information, both private and public, is

where the victims are "general citizens" and affect global turmoil

Voice disagrees with Doomsday Clock!

Not “everyone” or “every organization” will agree on the Doomsday Clock.

Oppositions include scientists, thinkers, journalists and news agencies.

Examples of opposing voices include: ......

• Unrealistic

• Data and factors

• Inconsistent in the "priorities" of scheduling events, such as

.

Between the United States (John F. Kennedy) and the Soviet Union (Nikita Khrushchev) in October 1962, which the parties disagreed with the Atomic Scientists viewed as more critical than

But the atomic clocks in 1962 and 1963 were set at 7 minutes to midnight, much farther from midnight than in 2023.

The author admits that

in accordance with .

a new situation, but the past and the present

"It's beneficial" reminds the mind of the whole world.

to the end of the world crisis

to be produced by human hands is essential

And readers, what do you think?

Agree with the last time adjustment.

of the clock at the end of the world or not?