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January 11, 2012

Nuclear "Doomsday" Clock Moves Closer to Midnight 
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The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists is warning the world is moving closer
to nuclear doom. On Tuesday, the group moved its symbolic Doomsday clock
one minute closer to midnight.

Allison Macfarlan: "Now, time to announce the doomsday clock and it is
now five minutes to midnight. Two years ago it appeared that world
leaders might address the truly global threats we face. In many cases
this trend has not continued, or has been reversed. For that reason, the
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists is moving the clock one minute closer to
midnight — back to its time in 2007."

Lawrence Krauss: "And, faced today with the clear and present dangers of
nuclear proliferation, climate change and the continued challenge to
find new and sustainable and safe sources of energy, business as usual
reigns the norm among world leaders."

The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947 to warn the world of the dangers
of nuclear proliferation.



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