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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoomsday Clock announcement tomorrow
http://thebulletin.org/press-release/watch-doomsday-clock-announcement10417The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a live international news conference at 10 a.m. EST/1500 GMT on January 26, 2017, to announce whether the minute hand of the historic Doomsday Clock will be adjusted. The decision is made by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Science and Security Board in consultation with the Board of Sponsors, which includes 15 Nobel Laureates.
Factors influencing the 2017 deliberations regarding any adjustment that may be made to the Doomsday Clock include: a rise in strident nationalism worldwide, President Donald Trumps comments on nuclear arms and climate issues prior to his inauguration on January 20th, a darkening global security landscape that is colored by increasingly sophisticated technology, and a growing disregard for scientific expertise.
Factors influencing the 2017 deliberations regarding any adjustment that may be made to the Doomsday Clock include: a rise in strident nationalism worldwide, President Donald Trumps comments on nuclear arms and climate issues prior to his inauguration on January 20th, a darkening global security landscape that is colored by increasingly sophisticated technology, and a growing disregard for scientific expertise.
Between this and the person who knows him better than anybody outside his family, the "Art of the Deal" author saying he is pretty sure Trump means the end of all life, exciting times eh!
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Doomsday Clock announcement tomorrow (Original Post)
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2017
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NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)1. Yes, there's a good chance this guy might kill the world, BUT
Hillary had a private email server...
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)3. Yep, dont know about you but the end of humanity is better than that.
Some Stein voters STILL not sorry about their vote.
liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)2. It has been as close as 1 minute to midnight at times
Wonder what they will say considering there are so many mad men with nukes.
dhill926
(16,337 posts)4. if we make it that long....