Doomsday Clock

Who decides what time is it on the Doomsday Clock?

The Bulletin's Science and Security Board (SASB) is a select group of experts with backgrounds in nuclear risk, climate change, disruptive technologies, and biosecurity.

In addition to setting the time on the Doomsday Clock, they serve as the editorial advisory board of the Bulletin, advise Bulletin staff, and fulfill multiple other key responsibilities.

Learn more about the SASB: https://bit.ly/3DpuiZI

Science and Security Board - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists The Science and Security Board (SASB) is comprised of a select group of globally recognized leaders with a specific focus on nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies. The SASB provides the Bulletin with objective external perspectives on trends and issues in these related fields and...

The 2025 announcement is today at 10:00am EST / 1500 GMT.

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Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists It is 90 seconds to midnight.

"This is the troubling truth of the demagogue-inspired insurrections we’ve seen in the United States, Brazil, and other countries in recent years: They’re not 'sudden death' moments but single acts in a much lengthier traveling circus of political vanities, blustering fun, social decay, and lust for revenge—set against a backdrop of hunger for power, wealth, and fame."

"How demagogues destroy democracy: a step-by-step global guide," by John Keane, Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Keane writes on today's demagogues as the harbingers of a new, 21st-century form of despotism: a corrupted, "phantom democracy" in which periodic elections are held but the rich become super-rich and omnipotent—while most of the populace is gripped by feelings of powerlessness.

Part of our September magazine on elections and democracy, this article is available to all readers for a limited time.

How demagogues destroy democracy: a step-by-step global guide Today's demagogues are the harbingers of a new, 21st-century form of despotism: a corrupted, "phantom democracy" in which periodic elections are held but the rich become super-rich and omnipotent—while most of the populace is gripped by feelings of powerlessness.

Join the Bulletin for a look at the current landscape of the war in Ukraine. Military strategist Stephen Biddle and Ukraine expert Melinda Haring join national security reporter Julian Barnes in discussion exploring the military strategies of both Russia and Ukraine and what the next phase of the war could bring.

An update on the war in Ukraine
April 24, 2024 | 10 am Central

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Our Doomsday Clock playlist features songs from Pink Floyd, Hozier, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Who, and more!

Listen now on Spotify or the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website: https://bit.ly/4aZ92oP

Doomsday Clock Playlist - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists The Doomsday Clock Playlist is a collection of songs that mention or demonstrate direct inspiration from the Bulletin‘s Doomsday Clock. You can also listen to most of the songs from the playlist on our Spotify account. Know a song we should add to the playlist? The Doomsday Clock continues to be a...