The "Doomsday Clock" has been advanced to 90 seconds before midnight, the closest humanity has ever been to the end of the world, according to an announcement made by scientists on Tuesday.
According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the intensification of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused the clock to be shifted up 10 seconds from where it had been for the previous two years.
According to Rachel Bronson, president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, "Russia's veiled threats to deploy nuclear weapons remind the world that escalation of the fight by accident, intention, or calculation is a grave risk." "There are still plenty of opportunities for the conflict to spiral out of anyone's control."
The world has entered a period of nuclear risk not seen since the height of the Cold War, according to a statement by U.N. Secretary General António Guterres in August, according to Bronson.
The impacts of the war also hinder international attempts to tackle climate change, according to Bronson, as nations reliant on Russian oil and gas have increased their investments in natural gas.
The "false charge" from Russia that Ukraine intends to deploy chemical and biological weapons, radiological dispersal devices, and other weapons "takes on new meaning," she continued. The ongoing spread of false information regarding the existence of bioweapons research facilities in Ukraine prompts worries that Russia may be considering using such weapons herself.
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