2007 - North Korea’s recent test of a nuclear weapon, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a renewed U.S. emphasis on the military utility of nuclear weapons, the failure to adequately secure nuclear materials, and the continued presence of some 26,000 nuclear weapons in the United States and Russia.Experts assessing the dangers posed to civilization have added climate change to the prospect of nuclear annihilation as the greatest threats to humankind. Clock changed to five minutes to midnight.
The official announcement of the most recent change to five minutes to midnight took place on January 17, 2007 at 14:30 hours GMT
Why was it lower (2 minutes to midnight)in 1953 when the United States and the Soviet Union tested thermonuclear devices within nine months of one another?
However, in response to a perception of increased scientific cooperation and public understanding of the dangers of nuclear weapons, clock is changed to seven minutes to midnight in 1960.
Is the clock accurate today?
2007-02-04
18:47:55
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