Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Why the Doomsday Clock has outlived its usefulness

The Doomsday Clock—a symbolic device to signal an array of existential threats to the world since 1947—was recently moved to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to midnight. And that was before all-out war broke out in Iran.

Why the Doomsday Clock has outlived its usefulness
Image: Phys.org
The Doomsday Clock—a symbolic device to signal an array of existential threats to the world since 1947—was recently moved to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to midnight. And that was before all-out war broke out in Iran.

Originally published at Phys.org

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