Doomsday Clock, Atomic Scientists
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The Doomsday Clock started in 1947. It’s typically a measure of the risk of nuclear annihilation. It’s added a dimension since. Since 1991, however. it’s been a measure of human mismanagement of anything and everything. It’s now more like a stopwatch, according to the latest measures.
USA TODAY asked Alexandra Bell, the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a few questions about the Doomsday Clock.