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Doomsday Clock 2026, Jan 27th 85 seconds to midnight Closest to catastrophe since the Clock was created World with high existential risks, intended to motivate action Midnight is civilization-ending disaster, existential risks. Panel of experts sets it once a year Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board Origins 1947, scientists concerned about nuclear weapons after World War II Many had worked on Manhattan. Set at 7 minutes to midnight, to express urgency o...