the clock of the apocalypse, Which symbolizes the imminence of a planetary cataclysm, was held at midnight minus 100 seconds by the group of scientists who handle it, who stressed the ineffectiveness of governments in managing the planet. pandemic and their lack of preparedness for nuclear and climate threats.
This symbolic clock was created in 1947 by the NGO Atomic Scientists Bulletin, to warn about a nuclear cataclysm. Last year, the hands had advanced 20 seconds and indicated the time closest to midnight in the history of the clock.
“The deadly and terrifying pandemic of covid-19 serves as a wake-up call, a clear example that national governments and international organizations are ill-prepared to deal with the threats of nuclear weapons and climate change that really they could wipe out civilization, ”said Rachel Bronson, the organization’s director.
Each year, a group of experts made up of 13 Nobel laureates marks the new hour.
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“Wake up!” He asked the heads of state of the great powers, the former governor of California, and president of the NGO, Jerry Brown.civilización, ”said Rachel Bronson, director of the organization.
“The United States, Russia and the world’s nuclear powers must stop calling each other. It’s time to eliminate nuclear weapons, not build more. The same goes for climate change: the United States, China and other major countries to seriously address deadly carbon emissions, ”he argued.
Created after World War II, the apocalypse clock originally pointed to seven minutes before midnight.
In 1991, at the end of the Cold War, it retreated to 17 minutes before midnight. In 1953, as well as in 2018 and 2019, it was at midnight minus two minutes.
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