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“The Doomsday Clock is a sign of leaders’ failure to act responsibly in the face of existential threats. “They have not heeded the warnings of previous years, so once again the hands of the clock have moved even closer to midnight.” Juan Manuel Santos Chair of The Elders

“The looming expiration of the New START treaty between Russia and the USA means nuclear risks are likely to get even higher. This is intolerable. Humanity deserves better. Global citizens need to mobilise and make their voices heard, so leaders feel real and urgent pressure to change course.” Juan Manuel Santos Chair of The Elders

The Doomsday Clock has moved four seconds closer to midnight.

This is the consequence of world leaders’ lack of attention to the nuclear threat.

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"The Doomsday Clock's message cannot be clearer. Catastrophic risks are on the rise, cooperation is on the decline, and we are running out of time. Change is both necessary and possible, but the global community must demand swift action from their leaders." — Alexandra Bell Bulletin President and CEO

“National leaders … must take the lead in finding a path away from the brink,” writes the Science and Security Board in the 2026 Doomsday Clock statement.

“Citizens must insist they do so.”

Watch the announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse

Are we safer this year than we were last year? Tomorrow, watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement to hear what experts think.

Tomorrow, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Science and Security Board will reveal the 2026 Doomsday Clock time.

The announcement will be livestreamed at this link and on the Bulletin's YouTube channel: buff.ly/BGu0Zse

It is like a knife in my heart when I see what these thugs are doing to decent and loving people. He was trying to help a woman who had been violently pushed to the ground. And paid for that with his life, murdered by violent and vicious criminals masquerading as law-enforcement.

‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.

We're one year in. The speed, scope and severity of what's happening to American science is beyond anything we've seen before. The reliability of the Federal science and technology enterprise and the people within it, has been shattered. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Discover the seven stories Kim Stanley Robinson selected as the winners of the Bulletin's Write Before Midnight contest in our January magazine issue.

Start reading: buff.ly/mNO6mTQ

Science and Security Board - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists The Science and Security Board (SASB) is comprised of a select group of globally recognized leaders with a specific focus on nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies. The SASB…

Who sets the time on the Doomsday Clock?

The Clock is set by members of the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board.

On January 27, the board will reveal the 2026 Doomsday Clock time.

Learn more about the board: buff.ly/C5i1WD6

Art + Science: Harnessing the Power of Art and Storytelling On Jan 15, join the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists for a discussion on how to harness the power of art in drawing attention to the most pressing global threats associated with science and…

We'll be discussing art, science, and storytelling on January 15th with world renowned science writer Kim Stanley Robinson. Join us:
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Fallout maps show how an attack on nuclear silos would impact US cities USA TODAY mapped the far-reaching potential consequences of a nuclear strike against America's 450 nuclear missile silos.

I had a really fun time working on the code that was used to make these fallout visualizations for this USA Today article. I will soon be incorporating some of it into the NUKEMAP and probably making a version of this "mass attack fallout mapper" for public use. www.usatoday.com/graphics/int...

Eighty years and 89 seconds: It’s time to fight against midnight In the 80th year of the nuclear age, with just 89 seconds left on the Doomsday Clock, every nuclear challenge is trending in the wrong direction.

In less than a month, the US and Russia will have no legally binding measures constraining each other's strategic nuclear arsenals. 60 years of work to prevent nuclear war between Washington and Moscow is being effectively abandoned. My take on what to do next: thebulletin.org/premium/2025...

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It’s the gold standard of US climate research. Contrarians could write the next one. Researchers who have downplayed the threat of global warming have been asked to author the next National Climate Assessment.

It is hard to overstate how wildly inappropriate it is to replace a National Climate Assessment--A process normally involving hundreds scientists, significant public and expert input, and US government-wide coordination--with five climate skeptics using AI.
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Alex Wellerstein joins the Bulletin The Bulletin is proud to welcome Alex Wellerstein as a new Senior Fellow. In this role, he will work with the Bulletin’s editorial team on historical

The Bulletin is excited to welcome @wellerstein.bsky.social as a new Senior Fellow!

Alex has written many pieces for the Bulletin over the years, including some of our most popular articles.
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Alex Wellerstein joins the Bulletin The Bulletin is proud to welcome Alex Wellerstein as a new Senior Fellow. In this role, he will work with the Bulletin’s editorial team on historical

I'm excited about this — expect lots of interesting things in the new year! thebulletin.org/2025/12/alex...

Mine was 83. 😬

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Eighty years and 89 seconds: It’s time to fight against midnight "Eight decades since the Trinity Test and the first use of atomic weapons in war, we now find ourselves at an inflection point. The rising tide of nuclear challenges threatens to overtop what remains of our poorly tended metaphorical levees. The choices in the months and years ahead will determine our fate. The future—our future—is on the line."

In the 80th year of the nuclear age, with just 89 seconds left on the Doomsday Clock, every nuclear challenge is trending in the wrong direction, writes Bulletin president and CEO Alexandra Bell @atomicbell.bsky.social.

Exactly 80 years ago, scientists who helped build the world's first atomic bomb published a "bulletin."

That was the beginning of the Bulletin, our nonprofit newsroom.

To mark the anniversary—in true Bulletin fashion—we published a magazine that looks to the future: buff.ly/REJsWIF

Eighty years and 89 seconds: It’s time to fight against midnight In the 80th year of the nuclear age, with just 89 seconds left on the Doomsday Clock, every nuclear challenge is trending in the wrong direction.

🎉 Today is the 80th anniversary of the first issue of the @bulletinatomic.bsky.social. In this piece, @atomicbell.bsky.social reflects on how we arrived at 89 seconds to midnight & what's next.

We appreciate the Bulletin's persistent & ever-timely thought leadership.
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A CDC committee led by RFK Jr. allies votes to stop recommending newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s vaccine advisory committee has taken its most dramatic action on vaccines yet under the Trump administration and Health Secretary Robert F. Kenne...

Sometimes rethinking the way you've been doing things for a long time is good. Other times, when the thing you're rethinking is 3+ decades of advice that has decreased incidence of a deadly liver-rotting disease by 99 percent, it's not so good. @thebulletin.org
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When it all comes crashing down: The aftermath of the AI boom AI has buoyed the stock market and a struggling US economy but warning signs indicate a bubble that everyone will pay for when it bursts.

Silicon Valley has placed a trillion-dollar bet that gen AI can transform the global economy and pave the way for AGI. But warning signs show the marketing hype has vastly overrated what current AI tech can achieve, creating a bubble with growing costs when it pops, writes @jeremyhsu.bsky.social.

Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan The full plan was obtained by Axios and verified by Ukrainian and U.S. officials.

Uhhh do they know that START I expired in 2009 or is this how we're finding out that they want 6,000 deployed warheads? www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...

The Bulletin welcomes Kronos Quartet as its inaugural Artist-in-Residence The Kronos Quartet, which has challenged and reimagined what a string quartet can be for over 50 years, will be the first ever Doomsday Clock Artist-in-Resident at the Bulletin.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is proud to announce the appointment of Kronos Quartet as its first ever Doomsday Clock Artist-in-Residence.

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So excited about this!!!

On October 29th, Donald Trump announced on his social media site, Truth Social, that he had instructed the Department of War (formerly the Department of Defense) to “start testing our Nuclear Weapons… What you should know about nuclear weapons

What would happen if Chicago were the target of a nuclear bomb?

Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social spoke to the Bulletin about what people should know about nuclear weapons—from basic terminology, to which nations have them, and what could occur when they're used.

Experts React: Netflix’s 'A House of Dynamite' A nuclear missile is headed towards the United States in 'A House of Dynamite', Netflix’s new movie from director Kathryn Bigelow. Tension builds as leaders ...

Today at 11:30 AM CST / 12:30 PM EST, join the Bulletin for an expert discussion unpacking "A House of Dynamite."

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This doesn't answer the question. Does the President want to test nuclear weapons, their delivery systems, or both????

Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons The president says he wants to resume nuclear testing but doesn’t seem to know why.

"Resuming nuclear testing looks weak and petulant, not strong and confident," writes Tom Nichols. "No American president should ever let the Kremlin get under his skin—especially not where nuclear weapons are concerned."

Now it's looking like he meant testing of nuclear delivery systems, but this is the kind of reckless imprecision we shouldn't have to tolerate from the person who has the sole authority to use these weapons.

No country in the world would benefit more from a return to nuclear testing than China. We barely escaped the last arms race. If Congress doesn't move to stop Trump, we are fully committing to another we may not survive.