Doomsday Clock 2015 — 3 minutes to Midnight

In 2015, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock to 3 minutes to midnight. Unchecked climate change, nuclear modernization, and outsized nuclear arsenals pose threats.

Why the Clock Was Set to 3 minutes in 2015

Reason: Climate inaction. Unchecked climate change, nuclear modernization, and outsized nuclear arsenals pose threats.

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