Released doves fly past the "Peace Statue" in Nagasaki, part of a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary on August 9, 2025 of the world's last nuclear attack

Released doves fly past the "Peace Statue" in Nagasaki, part of a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary on August 9, 2025 of the world's last nuclear attack

 Philip FONG

The "Doomsday Clock" representing how near humanity is to catastrophe on Tuesday moved closer than ever to midnight as concerns grow on nuclear weapons, climate change and disinformation.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which set up the metaphorical clock at the start of the Cold War, moved its time to 85 seconds to midnight -- four seconds closer than a year ago.

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