I’ve been watching this clock for 40 years, also watched it get enshitified the last 20 years.
It has always been a symbol of empire, run by many the same fools who enabled the madness. But the revolving door and who contributes got worse since the 1990s. And it’s just some thing now.
They may be wrong or correct, who am I to know. But not to be relied on, I think
if my nightmares last night are anything to go by, i must be concerned about that on some level.
largest military and nuclear stockpile country going full facist. Its one second to midnight from my view.
I agree with the sentiment, but in going to “uhm acksually” you on the size of the nuclear stockpile. Russia still holds more nukes officially: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons
Yeah I just assumed but then again I sorta assume russias numbers are a bit bs. Of course our numbers are becoming bs and if we don’t right the ship hopefully the corruption will drain our power away like what happened with russia.
I’m not very concerned about global war.
China doesn’t want war, Europe doesn’t want it. Sure the US might attack someone, but that’s not global war.
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The Doomsday Clock was last updated January 2025, I remember having watched it live when the update was announced. But it’s pretty much out of date at this point, especially due to news from the most recent few weeks.
While we’re “just” two months from the next update (yeah, time flies), perhaps the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists should consider updating it every three months or, even, every month…
…even though the Doomsday Clock have been had a similar role and power that of UN: none at all, they can’t even stop nuclear countries from pushing the juicy fan-with-three-blades passion-colored button, shall any of these countries decide doing it for the sake of it.
Which reminds me of a joke: “What’s the difference between a rock and the UN? A rock can be thrown during a tantrum, at least”. Similarly, “What do the Doomsday Clock and a sundial have in common? Both can’t tell you the time during the night time”.
If I see a mushroom cloud I’m running towards it. No need to go to work, no need to pay back mortgage.
Honestly? Not very.
I grew up in the 1980’s doing duck-and-cover drills in school until the Berlin Wall came down. Growing up a science nerd who practically lived at the library, it was pretty obvious that duck-and-cover would do jack-and-shit if anybody ever pressed the big red button. So, I had to come to terms with the possibility that somebody might nuke where I grew up, probably far too early than was good for my mental health.
What it comes down to is this: In the unlikely event that somebody pops off a nuclear weapon, there is precisely dick that you, I, or anybody else likely to read this thread could do about it. It’s way above any of our pay grades, to steal a phrase. The only thing you can really do is take heart in the fact that there is nothing you did to cause it and nothing you can do to stop it, just like a solar flare or a gamma ray burst. The best you can hope for is that you’re somewhere in the first two blast radii because the most likely outcome is a bright flash, and that’ll be that. No suffering, no radiation sickness, no cancer eating you alive months to years later.
I get that’s not the kind of response you’re looking for, and I can’t blame you for that. However, neither am I willing to lie. Nuclear war is possibly one of the most horrible things the human race is capable of, and there is no happy medium, nothing reassuring, nothing hopeful that can be said.
Hug your loved ones.
Unless we see another event like covid, it’s 110% sure pedonald will want to play with his war toys before the next “election” (that he’ll win with Putin like percentage). Pretty sure he will try something on Canada soon enough, and pretty much any other countries than Russia are potential target. In my dystopic scenarios, the billionaire elite is ready to solve the climate crisis by whipping 80% of the earth’s population, AI and automation are almost ready, they just need a couple million slaves to work and entertain them (how do you feel powerful without people to fear you?).
canada? they are trying to start hot war on venezuela as we speak.
Extremely concerned. The rise of facism always means mass death
It’s the great equalizer, everybody will suffer and die equally while those hiding in bunkers will be sealed in with concrete by angry ghouls.
If the fascists do attack Europe, it will be with overwhelming force across the ocean to destroy us, rather than invasion. I don’t really see a way we win that.
Sure, we could fight back with our own nukes, but they number in the hundreds, and the USA is too large for that few to truly end the threat of renewed attacks :-(
i dont think theres much chance of US attacking Europe at all. more likely the struggle could be many millions of starving russians hoping to move in without much employability.
I mean the article was in January and no world leader was randomly starting wars with other countries, showing incredible mental deterioration or talking about testing their nuclear missiles and asking if they would go to heaven so I’m sure it’s fine…
I’m not nearly as concerned about global war as I am about Civil War. There are enough reasonable leaders on all sides that if the few really whacky ones get froggy, they’ll get dealt with.
The world biggest problem is the 800 pound gorilla in the White House. He’s everybody’s loose cannon.
At this point I just want closure, so either let’s all shoot each other nukes, or fucking begone with this danger close bullshit
It’s always been midnight.
