Since 1947 -- after the end of World War II and at the beginning of the Cold War -- the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists have kept what they call a "Doomsday Clock." ...
The Doomsday Clock has been set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to midnight, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The clock has moved down from 89 seconds last ...