Doomsday Clock closer to midnight in wake of Trump presidency
by Amber Jamieson in New York and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#2ABMK)
Scientists say pronouncements of US president and global tensions have brought new 'time' forward by 30 seconds
The election of Donald Trump and wider geopolitical turbulence are so dangerous that the scientists behind the Doomsday Clock have pushed it forward to 2 minutes and 30 seconds before midnight.
The new "time" means experts at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists believe the earth is closer to imminent peril than at any point in the last 64 years.
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