'Doomsday Clock' Moves Away From Midnight but Only by 1 Min
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:37 am
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I actually didn't know anything about this clock till I read this. Pretty interesting!A group of international scientists this morning announced that they are moving the hands of the symbolic "Doomsday Clock" away from midnight -- or the figurative apocalypse -- but only by one minute.
The clock, which is maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, was designed to reflect how close civilization is to "catastrophic destruction." First set at seven minutes to midnight, the clock has been moved only 18 times since its creation in 1947.
