Tag Archives: Doomsday Clock

‘Five Years’

Posted on January 12, 2012 by oddmanout215

This I’m posting in connection with the scary news item from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. The nuclear weapons situation last year looked so grim — everybody has them! — that the scientists reset the Doomsday Clock a minute closer … Continue reading →

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What if the Doomsday Clock is slow?

Posted on January 12, 2012 by oddmanout215

Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker thinks the world is becoming less violent, but scientists believe we’ve taken a step back in our efforts to avert nuclear catastrophe: It is five minutes to midnight. Two years ago, it appeared that world leaders … Continue reading →

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