Resurrection Day Time: Only 89 seconds left at the end of civilization

Resurrection Day Time: Only 89 seconds left at the end of civilization

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Resurrection Day Time: Only 89 seconds left at the end of civilization



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Founded in 1947 with the contributions of Albert Einstein, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Resurrection day timeA symbolic clock dial that symbolizes events that pose a great threat to the future of the world. At midnight at this time, a worldwide disaster, ie symbolizes the end of civilization. The more midnight it is, the more the seriousness of destructive technologies such as nuclear weapons, climate change, artificial intelligence, and other existing threats. And with the last update only to midnight 89 seconds He’s staying.

Last 89 seconds to extinction

Scientists on January 28 From 90 seconds to 89 seconds He announced that the danger of the world’s danger of dragging into disaster has increased faster. Scientists have listed a number of important situations among the reasons for the update of the watch.

Your war in Ukraine, The risk of turning into a nuclear conflict It is stated that it carries. Nuclear powers such as the USA, China and Russia spend great resources to modernize and strengthen their nuclear arsenal that may lead to disaster, rather than making negotiations to prevent disaster. Most countries climate change Greenhouse gas emissions also climbed again last year, as it did not make enough efforts.

Biological weapon It was also emphasized that the increase in research and lack of audit poses a threat to human -made pandemiler. Meanwhile Rapid Development of Artificial IntelligenceExperts are worried that the growth of uncontrolled artificial intelligence will rapidly spread, weaken democracy, and even autonomous machines will make an enemy.

Bulletin of the atomic scientists, in a statement “The United States has collective power to destroy Chinese and Russian civilization … Despite their deep disagreements, they should take this first step immediately. The world is dependent on an emergency action. “

What is the Day of Resurrection?

The idea of ​​the Day of Resurrection appeared in 1947 to warn humanity against the dangers of nuclear war. The apocalypse time was created after nuclear bombs thrown into Japan by the US in 1945 and showed that it was 7 minutes to extinction that year. It was moved 18 times from 1947 to 2007. The apocalyptic time was fixed in 2020, 2021 and 2022, set up for 100 seconds to midnight. The farthest point of the clock’s scorpions so far was immediately after the end of the Cold War and there was 17 minutes at midnight.

The condolences of the watch are moved near midnight or midnight due to scientists’ reading of existential threats at a given time. At midnight, it points to the theoretical point of extinction.