Doomsday clock

Its two past one in the afternoon where I am.

>>8536016
Democrats are trying to pin an act of war on Russia while Republicans are trying to ramp up tension with China (after Obama's Asian pivot which encircled China with military bases). Not to mention North Korea and Israel are two nuclear armed countries that have not acknowledged any nuclear non-proliferation treaties.

Also, the USA has nuclear bombs stationed in Turkey which is experiencing cycles of civil unrest.

Also, some of our nuclear devices may not have aged well and the facilities that house them are becoming more outdated. It's difficult to test these things and we must rely on statistical simulations to calculate effectiveness.

>>8536016
For me I'd say the clock came closest to midnight with the annexation of Crimea. the huge tension between the two sides could've easily started a war if one side overreached. Easily the most globally significant and dangerous event of our times. I think climate change will be addressed soon enough so I wouldn't worry that much. The most important factor for the Doomsday Clock in the coming years will be US relations with China, by far, followed by EU-Russia relations. These are the big players now.

>>8536269
Russia needs to back the fuck off of Eastern Europe and become irrelevant for Europe to be at peace.

>>8536260
>Also, the USA has nuclear bombs stationed in Turkey which is experiencing cycles of civil unrest.
I thought we moved them from Turkey or at least changed the security access so local commanders can't set them off?

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I would only agree that a symbolic clock is as nourishing to the intellect as photograph of oxygen to a drowning man.

>>8536271
Not gonna happen matey. Not saying I like their dictatorship and military-focused system, I'm just saying you can't expect the dissolution of the most powerful unified state on Earth to have no lasting effect on people's minds. Russians used to rule half the world, now they're reduced to little influence. Putin has one goal, to look the US president in the eye as equal, not to help his people (at least not as his main objective). Which is why he prefers focusing on foreign matters nowadays and in spite of that he gets very high approval ratings.

While Europe owes its continued existence and prosperity to Russia, the Russians still take that as a good enough reason to force their control over more space, and they're not stopping any time soon.

>>8536016

It would be 2 minutes but then Iron Maiden would sue them for copyright.