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Jan 28, 2025
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LLAW’s NUCLEAR WORLD NEWS TODAY with THE RISKS & CONSEQUENCES of TOMORROW
So it is that the “Doomsday Clock” was moved forward to 89 seconds from the two-year stint of 90 seconds. It was, I believe, simply a gesture to say that nothing has improved and that therefore a new risk record was set. Watching the speakers who gave their independent reasonings that caused the change, the 1st human name from the 1st speaker was that of Donald Trump (who is oddly not mentioned as a possible uncooperative leader in the U.S. News article posted below) and the risks he presents to the mandatory cooperative world of leadership that is required to set the clock back to a more reasonable amount of time. It occurred to me as the other speakers spoke of global warming, pandemic disease (including avian flu), and, surprisingly, AI and its potential intelligence risk to humanity, and the other usual scourges, mostly of a nuclear variety, the clock had no unusually valid reason other than Trump to move the clock at all with the possible exception of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The already written fill-in-the blanks hurried stories from the media this morning were, with the AI exception, all about the same old controversies, similar to the one posted below . . . ~llaw
‘Doomsday Clock’ Moves Closer to Midnight Amid Threats of Climate Change, Nuclear War, Pandemics, AI
A science-oriented advocacy group says the Earth is moving closer to destruction
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Jan. 28, 2025
Mark Schiefelbein
Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, second from left, and Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists member Robert Socolow, second from right, reveal the Doomsday Clock, set at 89 seconds to midnight, as fellow members Herbert Lin, left, and Suzet McKinney, right, watch during a news conference at the United States Institute of Peace, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made the annual announcement — which rates how close humanity is from ending — citing threats that include climate change, proliferation of nuclear weapons, instability in the Middle East, the threat of pandemics and incorporation of artificial intelligence in military operations.
The clock had stood at 90 seconds to midnight for the past two years and “when you are at this precipice, the one thing you don’t want to do is take a step forward,” said Daniel Holz, chair of the group’s science and security board.
The group said it’s concerned about cooperation between countries such as North Korea, Russia and China in developing nuclear programs. Russia President Vladimir Putin has also talked about using nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine.
“A lot of the rhetoric is very disturbing,” Holz said. “There is this growing sense that … some nation might end up using nuclear weapons, and that’s terrifying.”
Starting in 1947, the advocacy group used a clock to symbolize the potential and even likelihood of people doing something to end humanity. After the end of the Cold War, it was as close as 17 minutes to midnight. In the past few years, to address rapid global changes, the group has changed from counting down the minutes until midnight to counting down the seconds.
The group said the clock could be turned back if leaders and nations worked together to address existential risks.
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All Things Nuclear
NEWS
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ABC4 Utah
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National Geographic
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Colorado Springs Gazette
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Nuclear Power
NEWS
Poland and Canada sign nuclear power cooperation agreement – Reuters
Reuters
Poland and Canada have signed an agreement that provides a legal framework for more intensive cooperation on nuclear power, Polish Prime Minister …
House committee approves bill designed to eventually bring nuclear power to Utah
YouTube
Utah lawmakers took the first steps Monday in their pursuit of bringing nuclear energy to the state.
Major bill on nuclear power wins unanimous vote in House committee – YouTube
YouTube
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Nuclear Power Emergencies
NEWS
Executive Orders Move Oil & Gas Development, Permitting Reform to Top of Trump-Vance …
Morgan Lewis
President Donald Trump signed several energy-focused executive orders aimed at increasing production and distribution of domestic fossil fuel …
EU offers €30m emergency aid to Moldova amid energy crisis – Power Technology
Power Technology
EU is set to provide a €30m ($31.4m) emergency assistance package to support Moldova, including the separatist Transnistrian region.
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
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6ABC
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89 Seconds to Midnight Signals Growing Nuclear Risk – Federation of American Scientists
Federation of American Scientists
As long as nuclear weapons exist, nuclear war remains possible. The Nuclear … nuclear risk, biological threats, disruptive technologies, and climate …
‘Doomsday Clock’ Moves Closer to Midnight Amid Threats of Climate Change, Nuclear War …
USNews.com
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Nuclear War
NEWS
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight amid threats of climate change, nuclear war …
ABC11
… nuclear programs. Russia President Vladimir Putin has also talked about using nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine. “A lot of the rhetoric …
Will Iran and Russia’s Growing Partnership Go Nuclear? – Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
In July 2015, General Qasem Soleimani, former commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, secretly traveled to Moscow to discuss an emergency plan to …
89 Seconds to Midnight Signals Growing Nuclear Risk – Federation of American Scientists
Federation of American Scientists
As long as nuclear weapons exist, nuclear war remains possible. The Nuclear Information Project provides transparency of global nuclear arsenals …
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
How “X-Ray Vision” Reveals Magma Beneath Yellowstone National Park
National Parks Traveler
Schematic showing magma storage beneath Yellowstone caldera. Nested calderas resulting from the Huckleberry Ridge Tuff, Mesa Falls Tuff, and Lava …
Massive underwater volcano just 300 miles from US coast showing signs of imminent explosion
GB News
Mike Poland, a scientist at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, expressed excitement rather than worry about the event. “This particular volcano …
Mile-wide underwater volcano set to erupt off the West Coast this year – MSN
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