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     • While all nuclear weapons can kill thousands in the blink of an eye and leave radiation poisoning the environment for years to come, Russia's new doomsday device, called "Poseidon," takes steps to maximize this effect.
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   What is a doomsday device?

   • A doomsday device is a hypothetical construction — usually a weapon or weapons system — which could destroy all life on a planet, particularly Earth, or destroy the planet itself, bringing "doomsday", a term used for the end of planet Earth.

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   What does the Doomsday Clock represent?

   • The Doomsday Clock, with its hands hovering close to midnight ("doomsday"), is a symbolic device that warns the world how close it is to catastrophe. Midnight represents the point at which the Earth becomes uninhabitable by humanity. The clock dates back to the early days of the cold war.

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   Why is the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds?

   • At the beginning of 2023, the hands of the Doomsday Clock were set at a mere 90 seconds to the hour, the closest it has ever been to midnight. There is no one overall reason for this move. Of course, with climate change now a major factor in the threat to humanity, the clock has to reflect this, and does.

   The Doomsday Clock warns the world about catastrophe – here’s why it

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   When did the Doomsday Clock start?

   • The Doomsday Clock's history When it first began in 1947, the clock was set at seven minutes to midnight. Artist Martyl Langsdorf came up with the idea of the clock and set the time to symbolise the dangers of nuclear confrontation, on the front cover of the Bulletin.

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   Can a doomsday device deter a nuclear attack?

   • The US and its doomsday device's theoretical ability to deter a nuclear attack is that it would go off automatically without human aid and despite human intervention.

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   Why is the dead hand called a 'doomsday machine'?

   • The Dead Hand (or "Perimeter") system built by the Soviet Union during the Cold War has been called a "doomsday machine" due to its fail-deadly design and nuclear capabilities.

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   A doomsday device is a hypothetical construction — usually a weapon or weapons system — which could destroy all life on a planet, particularly Earth, or destroy the planet itself, bringing "doomsday", a term used for the end of planet Earth.

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   Nov 16, 2023 · The Doomsday Clock, with its hands hovering close to midnight ("doomsday"), is a symbolic device that is designed to warn the world how close it is to catastrophe. The nearest we've ever been to midnight.

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   Feb 11, 2019 · Russia is said to have built a new 100-megaton underwater nuclear doomsday device, and it has threatened the US with it. The device goes beyond traditional ideas of nuclear warfighting...

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   Jan 23, 2024 · The Doomsday Clock has been reviewed after inching 10 seconds closer to midnight in 2023 - the closest it has ever been to a global catastrophe. The clock's new time was announced on Tuesday 23 January and remains at 90 seconds to midnight. But what does it actually mean?

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   Nov 15, 2023 · The Doomsday Clock, with its hands hovering close to midnight (“doomsday”), is a symbolic device that is designed to warn the world how close it is to catastrophe. Midnight is said to...

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   Oct 3, 2023 · MYRIAM OEHRI (Liechtenstein) said that the doomsday clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight — the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been, with nuclear threats at an alarming new...

10. www.wired.com › story › 75-years-on-the-doomsday75 Years On, the Doomsday Clock Keeps Ticking - WIRED

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    Jan 19, 2022 · Initially set at seven minutes till “midnight,” it’s now perilously set at just 100 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to the end of humanity.