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Speakers at the Doomsday Clock announcement. From left to right: Daniel Holz, Herb Lin, Juan Manuel Santos, Robert Socolow, and Suzet McKinney. Not pictured: Manpreet Sethi. (Image: Jamie Christiani) |
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In 2024, humanity edged ever closer to catastrophe. Trends that have deeply concerned the Bulletin's Science and Security Board continued, and despite unmistakable signs of danger, national leaders and their societies have failed to do what is needed to change course. Consequently, we now move the Doomsday Clock from 90 seconds to 89 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been to catastrophe. Our fervent hope is that leaders will recognize the world’s existential predicament and take bold action to reduce the threats posed by nuclear weapons, climate change, and the potential misuse of biological science and a variety of emerging technologies.
In setting the Clock one second closer to midnight, we send a stark signal: Because the world is already perilously close to the precipice, a move of even a single second should be taken as an indication of extreme danger and an unmistakable warning that every second of delay in reversing course increases the probability of global disaster.
Read more from the Bulletin's Science and Security Board and watch today’s announcement. |
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