Doomsday Clock Graph & Chart: Visual Timeline of Every Change (1947–2026)

This interactive Doomsday Clock graph shows every time setting from 1947 to 2026. The visual history chart tracks how the clock has moved over time — from 17 minutes to midnight at its safest (1991) to the current record of 85 seconds (2026).

Doomsday Clock Over Time: Key Trends

• 1947–1953: Rapid advance from 7 to 2 minutes as nuclear arms race begins
• 1963–1991: General improvement, reaching 17 minutes as Cold War ends
• 1995–2020: Steady decline back toward midnight
• 2020–2026: Sub-2-minute era — 100 seconds down to 85 seconds

Full timeline with detailed history | Why the clock moved to 85 seconds in 2026

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