However, an actual doomsday is not predicted by the clock. Instead, it symbolizes the possibility of a worldwide disaster caused by humans, with midnight serving as a metaphor for such an occurrence.

My grandfather J. Robert Oppenheimer shared the first principle of nuclear weapons: The only safety from them is in cooperation. Trump agrees.

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From ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’ to ‘Deep Impact’ and ‘Don’t Look Up’, nothing seems to bring ...

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9."There were ashtrays everywhere: homes, businesses, restaurants, hospitals, malls, designated areas in schools, and more.

The Pentagon has sped up production of its latest gravity bomb in the latest sign that mankind is headed into the scariest nuclear arms build up since the end of the Cold War.

Many scientists say “subcritical” experiments and computer simulations make nuclear weapons testing unnecessary.

Behind the headlines, and largely unreported, the basic measures of human well-being have continued to improve in recent ...

The Doomsday clock is now set at 89 seconds to midnight. We offer The Peace Clock to pivot our attention from Doom to disarmament. We offer intervention points you as a peace activist can take to ...