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Atomic scientists set ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever before as nuclear threat rises | South China Morning Post

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Atomic scientists set the "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before on January 24, 2023, citing threats of nuclear war, disease and climate volatility. Russia's invasion of Ukraine was said to be one of the largest contributing factors of putting humanity at risk. The symbolic timepiece, created in 1947 b…

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