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Doomsday Clock is a Chicago project University launched in 1947 by the creators of the first atomic the bombs. Employees of the institution periodically publish a journal on the cover of which shows a clock whose hands show a few minutes before midnight.
The time remaining before 12 hours symbolizes tension international relations and countries strengthening their nuclear potential. Midnight itself is a symbol of disaster, which will entail the partial or complete destruction of our civilization. Previously, scientists meant by it only nuclear cataclysm, however, today researchers acknowledge that to global change could also lead to a hypothetical disaster climate.
In the meeting on the next translation of the hands of the Judgment Clock not only representatives of Chicago take part in the day University, but also many invited experts, among which There must be at least 18 Nobel Prize winners.
Doomsday Clock History
During the installation of the clock in 1947, they showed 23:53.
In 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first atomic the bomb, and the clock turned to 23:57.
In 1953, the US and the USSR tested thermonuclear bombs, and watches Doomsday began to show 23:58. This is the closest to this moment the position of the hands of the clock by midnight – to the Day of Judgment.
In 1960, the world public realized the real threat nuclear war, and the clock hands were first moved back. They became show again 23:53.
In 1963, the States and Councils signed a ban agreement nuclear weapons tests, and the time on the clock again was transferred to 5 minutes ago, that is, the arrows showed then 23:48.
If we take into account the initial position of the hands, the time on the Clock Doomsday set only 22 times. In 1991 ended The Cold War and the USSR collapsed, America and Russia signed strategic arms reduction treaty. Thereby the arrows moved to 23:43, which became their farthest position from midnight.
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Just the other day, a new translation of the arrows took place. From 23:57 them transferred to 23:57:30, and this is the first time in the history of the project, when scientists added or took away not a whole minute, but only thirty seconds. Either experts believe that the situation has not worsened so much, or try now to “save” time, so as not to it so happened that their watch is already midnight, but no The apocalypse never happened.
Donald Trump will destroy humanity?
The pessimism of the people of science causes the newly elected president of the United States Donald Trump
Upon assuming office, the head of the Citadel of Democracy immediately declared that the United States will soon increase its nuclear potential. In addition, Trump refuses to recognize global warming, claiming it’s all a hoax with a view divert world attention from more urgent problems.
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Thus, experts concluded that the current president a star-striped country will not contribute and help the world the public in the fight against climate change.
And finally, Trump’s claims that the US does not need immigrants, and all the work in America should go to the Americans, were perceived by liberal forces as a manifestation of xenophobia and even nationalism, which supposedly should adversely affect relations between different states.
In short, the researchers suggest that it is the board Donald Trump may lead to the outbreak of World War III and the mutual destruction of nuclear powers.
At the same time, the election defeat of Hillary Clinton, which during public hearing announced its intention to fight with all US forces, with its actual calls for a third World War II, scientists for some reason are not regarded as positive for humanity a factor. In their opinion, it was only election hysteria, but the statements and the first decrees of the already chosen President – much more serious steps. Note by the way that among Trump’s statements are also there: the Obama government wanted to unleash the third world war and tried in every possible way to this …
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