{"id":207203,"date":"2026-01-28T00:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/doomsday-clock-moves-closer-to-midnight-over-threats-from-nuclear-weapons-climate-change-and-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T00:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:40:11","slug":"doomsday-clock-moves-closer-to-midnight-over-threats-from-nuclear-weapons-climate-change-and-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/doomsday-clock-moves-closer-to-midnight-over-threats-from-nuclear-weapons-climate-change-and-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Doomsday Clock\u2019 moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Doomsday Clock\u2019 moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.kgns.tv\/2026\/01\/28\/doomsday-clock-moves-closer-midnight-over-threats-nuclear-weapons-climate-change-ai\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-01-28 00:18:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.kgns.tv<\/a><\/p>\n

(AP) – Earth is closer than it\u2019s ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become \u201cincreasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,\u201d a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its \u201cDoomsday Clock\u201d to 85 seconds till midnight.<\/p>\n

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists members had an initial demonstration Friday and then announced their results on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The scientists cited risks of nuclear war, climate change, potential misuse of biotechnology and the increasing use of artificial intelligence without adequate controls as it made the annual announcement, which rates how close humanity is from ending.<\/p>\n

Last year the clock advanced to 89 seconds to midnight.<\/p>\n

Since then, \u201chard-won global understandings are collapsing, accelerating a winner-takes-all great power competition and undermining the international cooperation\u201d needed to reduce existential risks, the group said.<\/p>\n

They worry about the threat of escalating conflicts involving nuclear-armed countries, citing the Russia-Ukraine war, May\u2019s conflict between India and Pakistan and whether Iran is capable of developing nuclear weapons after strikes last summer by the U.S. and Israel.<\/p>\n

International trust and cooperation is essential because, \u201cif the world splinters into an us-versus-them, zero-sum approach, it increases the likelihood that we all lose,\u201d said Daniel Holz, chair of the group\u2019s science and security board.<\/p>\n

The group also highlighted droughts, heat waves and floods linked to global warming, as well as the failure of nations to adopt meaningful agreements to fight global warming \u2014 singling out U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to boost fossil fuels and hobble renewable energy production.<\/p>\n

Starting in 1947, the advocacy group used a clock to symbolize the potential and even likelihood of people doing something to end humanity. At the end of the Cold War, it was as close as 17 minutes to midnight. In the past few years, to address…<\/p>\n

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