The clock of the Day of Judgment, symbolizing the threat of a global catastrophe, was translated for 30 seconds ahead. Now they show 23:58:00, the American magazine "The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists".

The transfer of the shooter in 2018 is mainly due to nuclear tests in North Korea, the confrontation between Russia and the United States, and the unpredictability of US policy under the leadership of Donald Trump,.

"There are two minutes left before midnight. Time on the Clock so strongly approached the end of the world only in 1953, at the height of the Cold War, "- reports Bulletin Of Atomic Scientists.

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists was founded in 1945 by scientists from the University of Chicago, former participants of the Manhattan Project. It focuses on international threats caused by nuclear weapons, climate change and new technologies.

The Day of Judgment Day is a project of the journal "Bulletin of Scientists-Atomicists", which began in 1947.

Symbolizes the threat of an atomic war and a global catastrophe. According to the idea of ??the creators of the clock, when the shooter reaches midnight, there will come an apocalypse.

The decision on the transfer of the hands of the Clock of the Judgment Day is made by the Board of Directors of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and the authors of the publication, including 15 Nobel Laureates. The previous time the clock was translated in January 2017 - from 23:57:00 to 23:57:30.

Source: Meduza.