Please, support my blog by clicking on our sponsors ad! The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock is a stark reminder of humanity's precarious existence. Since 1947, this symbolic timepiece has tracked the world's vulnerability to global catastrophe, its hands inching closer or further from midnight based on the perceived level of threat. In 2023, the clock reached a chilling 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to signifying the potential annihilation of our planet. A History of Ticking Tension Created in the wake of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Doomsday Clock was initially conceived by a group of scientists, including Albert Einstein, who were horrified by the destructive power unleashed by nuclear weapons. The clock's hands were set at seven minutes to midnight, reflecting the immediate danger posed by the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Over the years, the clock