Doomsday clock at 5-minutes to

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January 17, 2007

The Doomsday clock was moved again by the Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists to 5-minutes to midnight.

Steven Hawking

As we stand at the brink of a second nuclear age and a period of unprecedented climate change, scientists have a special responsibility once again to inform the public and advise leaders about the perils that humanity faces. We foresee great perils if governments and society do not take action now to render nuclear weapons obsolete and prevent further climate change.