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January 11, 2012

'Doomsday Clock' Moves 1 Minute Closer to Midnight

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Doomsday Clock Moves 1 Minute Closer to Midnight
 
By Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
 
Published: Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 - 11:03 am
 
(WASHINGTON) Faced with inadequate progress on nuclear weapons reduction and proliferation, and continuing inaction on climate change, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) announced today that it has moved the hands of its famous "Doomsday Clock" to five minutes to midnight.
 
The last time the Doomsday Clock minute hand moved was in January 2010, when the Clock's minute hand was pushed back one minute from five to six minutes before midnight.   
 
In a formal statement issued at the time of today's announcement, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists noted:  "It is five minutes to midnight. Two years ago, it appeared that world leaders might address the truly global threats that we face. In many cases, that trend has not continued or been reversed. For that reason, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is moving the clock hand one minute closer to midnight, back to its time in 2007."
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