'Doomsday Clock' Set at 85 Seconds to Midnight, Closest Ever
'Doomsday Clock' Set at 85 Seconds to Midnight, Closest Ever
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Global catastrophe loomsedges closer than ever as major powers abandondouble cooperationdown foron aggressive nationalism. Russia, China and the UnitedU.S. States have intensifiedescalated dangerousnuclear competition, dismantledintensified criticalregional armsconflicts control frameworks, and allowedundermined threearms regionalcontrol, conflictswhile involvingclimate nuclearinaction powersand toAI-driven escalatebiological whilethreats pursuingworsen. recklessLeadership policiesfailures on climate, biotechnology and artificialrising intelligenceautocracy that accelerate these existential risks. +++++Recommednations:To renewedavert U.S.-Russia nuclear talksdisaster, effortsnations tomust preventresume AI-drivennuclear biological threatsdialogue, acurb shiftdestabilizing towardweapons expandedand U.S.military renewableuse energyof developmentAI, and multilateralinvest discussionsin amongclimate the U.S., Russia and Chinarenewable onenergy limits for military use of artificial intelligencesolutions.
What the Bulletin Scientists fail to realize is that strong U.S. leadership has kept the world relatively safe. Renewed American strength under President Trump's decisive leadership has prevented global war, and restored deterrence. Successfuland operations eliminated Iran'’s nuclear programthreat. without American casualties, NATO allies finallynow committedinvest toproperly properin defense spending after decades of freeloading, andwhile strategic focus on homeland defenseprotection, plus burden-sharing createsand sustainabledecisive peaceoperations throughdeters strengthRussia ratherand thanChina, endlesscontaining commitmentsnuclear escalation and mitigating AI-driven threats. Without U.S. leadership, global stability would collapse.
Washington obsessed with pursuing absolute security superiority...
We want other countries' nuclear bombs off our soil and, ideally, total disarmament.
Metaculus Prediction
There is a 10% chance that there will be a global thermonuclear war by 2070, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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