
A Hiroshima survivor's plea to the world: History must not repeat itself
"The atomic bombs that I experienced 80 years ago were like babies compared to today’s nuclear weapons," said Kodama.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is a non-profit organization founded in 1945 by Manhattan Project scientists. The organization provides information on global security and public policy issues related to nuclear weapons and climate change. It is famous for creating and maintaining the Doomsday Clock, a symbol of humanity's proximity to a global catastrophe.
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"The atomic bombs that I experienced 80 years ago were like babies compared to today’s nuclear weapons," said Kodama.
A prevous study on climatic and global effects of nuclear war raised awareness of the concept of "nuclear winter."
Atomic scientists reset the Clock to the closest point to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse it has ever been since 1947.
The symbolic clock will remain set at the closest point to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse it has ever been since 1947.
Humanitarian leaders say the risk of nuclear catastrophe is the highest 'since the worst moments of the Cold War.'
Nuclear warheads available to nations for deployment reached 9,576 at the start of 2023, up from 9,440 a year earlier.
The symbolic clock was reset closer to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse amid Russia's war in Ukraine, which raised the risk of a nuclear confrontation.