The world is only 90 seconds to midnight resulting from the cataclysm. “We live in a time of unprecedented danger and theapocalypse clock reflects that reality,” he said Rachel BronsonNumber one in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, which annually assesses the dangers of a nuclear holocaust and first published its bulletin with the decision English, Russian and Ukrainian. As the hands moved forward, experts signaled that the world had never been closer to the apocalypse. Last year he scored 100 seconds midnight. Created in 1947, during the War Coldthe clock of the apocalypse, the doomsday clock, marks the time that mankind ahead to avoid catastrophe from nuclear weapons or climate change. In 2019, it was discovered that humanity had just two minutes to avoid one catastropheas happened in 2018 and 1953. Now the Scientific Committee has brought the clock forward again, mainly (but not exclusively) due to the growing dangers posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting increased risk of nuclear escalation. Never before in the watch’s 75-year history has this been the case country had been so close to a global catastrophe for humanity.
“The risks to humanity are diverse, but the greatest right away and catastrophic is the danger that emanates from nuclear weapons – mention, that lisa clark, Vice President of the Blessed Peace Builders and Advisor on Nuclear Disarmament Italian Network for Peace and Disarmament – with an act of war, but also only with an error in the interpretation of a nuclear power, especially in these conditions of very high tension caused by the prolongation and intensification of the war in Ukraine”. The duty of all of us, and especially of the policy makers of States – he continued – is to make every effort to dismantle and ban nuclear weapons and take all the paths that can open the way for peace negotiations “. The analysis of the situation performed by Bulletin of Atomic Scientists highlights how Russia’s war against Ukraine has raised profound questions about how states interact and undermine the norms of international behavior that underpin effective responses to a range of global risks. there Russia It has also brought the conflict close to the Chernobyl and Zaporizhia nuclear reactor sites, violating international protocols and risking the release of radioactive materials. Meanwhile, the most recent nuclear arms treaty between Russia and the United States, the New BEGINNING, is in danger. If the two sides are not resumed i negotiations and they find no basis for further reductions, the contract expires in February 2026. This would eliminate mutual inspections, increase distrust, encourage a nuclear arms race, and increase the possibility of nuclear swaps. As the Secretary-General of the United Nations warned last August Antonio GuterresThe world has entered “a period of nuclear danger unseen since the height of the Cold War.”
The devastating effects of this war are not just limited to an increase in the nuclear threat, but are also undermining global efforts to combat the atomic bomb change climate. Mary Robinson, former High Commissioner of United Nations for human rights, said: “The doomsday clock an alarm sounds for all mankind. We stand on the edge of the abyss. But our leaders do not act sufficient Speed or strength to ensure a peaceful and livable planet. From reducing carbon emissions to strengthening arms control treaties and investments We know what needs to be done for pandemic preparedness. The science is clear, but the political will is lacking. This situation must change in 2023 if we are to avoid catastrophe. We are confronted with multiple crises and existential”.