At the end of January, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that its Doomsday Clock remained as close to midnight as it has ever been before.
Dr Rachel Bronson, president and CEO of the Bulletin, said: ‘The hands of the Doomsday Clock remain at 100 seconds to midnight, as close to midnight as ever. The lethal and fear-inspiring COVID-19 pandemic serves as a historic “wake-up call”, a vivid illustration that national governments and international organisations are unprepared to manage the truly civilisation-ending threats of nuclear weapons and climate change.’