"The clock's original setting in 1947 was seven minutes to midnight. It has since been set backward eight times and forward 17 times. The farthest time from midnight was 17 minutes in 1991, and the nearest is 90 seconds, set on January 24, 2023."
I think 1947 was significantly more perilous than 2024. 1949 when the USSR under Stalin tested their first atomic bomb the clock was set to only 3 minutes to midnight. When populations are scared, they become irrational. Look at all the laws that were passed after 9/11. I'm glad people are starting to become immune to this sort of thing.
Unfortunately for them, this particular fear mongering mechanism has a numerical limit. In a few years it will be 0.05 seconds to midnight, then 0.005 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock
I think 1947 was significantly more perilous than 2024. 1949 when the USSR under Stalin tested their first atomic bomb the clock was set to only 3 minutes to midnight. When populations are scared, they become irrational. Look at all the laws that were passed after 9/11. I'm glad people are starting to become immune to this sort of thing.
Unfortunately for them, this particular fear mongering mechanism has a numerical limit. In a few years it will be 0.05 seconds to midnight, then 0.005 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT!!