Armageddon Slightly Delayed, Say Keepers of the Doomsday Clock

TheBulletin of the Atomic Scientists , who maintain the infamous “ Doomsday Clock , ” have moved the clock ’s hand back by one minute . Now we are six minutes to world destruction , rather than five .

According to the group :

This bright state of world affairs moderate the boards of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – which let in 19 Nobel laureates – to move the infinitesimal hand of theDoomsday Clockback from five to six arcminute to midnight . By shifting the hand back from midnight by only one extra second , we emphasize how much needs to be achieve , while at the same time recognise signs of collaboration among the United States , Russia , the European Union , India , China , Brazil , and others on atomic security department and on clime stabilization . . . A key to the fresh era of cooperation is a change in the U.S. government ’s orientation toward international affairs brought about in part by the election of Obama . With a more pragmatical , problem - resolve approach , not only has Obama initiated new arms reduction talks with Russia , he has started negotiation with Iran to close up its nuclear enrichment program , and lead the U.S. governance to lead a global effort to secure loose fissile material in four class . He also presided over the U.N. Security Council last September where he supported a fissionable fabric cutoff treaty and encouraged all countries to hold out up to their disarmament and non-proliferation obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty …

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