Post by apple on Apr 5, 2006 21:25:59 GMT -5
Did you know that directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have pushed the hands of the famous Doomsday Clock " forward 2 minutes to 7 minutes to midnight ?
" Concerns over lagging disarmament efforts, the security of existing nuclear stockpiles and terrorism" motivated this change. The clock- the symbol of how near the world is to nuclear annihilation- has been reset 17 times since its inauguration in 1947. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1991, the hands were moved back to 17 minutes before midnight, but over the years the hands have gradually crept closer to midnight. The clock was last advanced in 1998, from-14 to 9 minutes before midnight. Since then, only 3,000 nuclear weapons have been dismantled, leaving over 31,000 in the hands of the nuclear powers.
( International Herald Tribune-Paris)
" Concerns over lagging disarmament efforts, the security of existing nuclear stockpiles and terrorism" motivated this change. The clock- the symbol of how near the world is to nuclear annihilation- has been reset 17 times since its inauguration in 1947. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1991, the hands were moved back to 17 minutes before midnight, but over the years the hands have gradually crept closer to midnight. The clock was last advanced in 1998, from-14 to 9 minutes before midnight. Since then, only 3,000 nuclear weapons have been dismantled, leaving over 31,000 in the hands of the nuclear powers.
( International Herald Tribune-Paris)