It's Time to Retire the Doomsday Clock

A Cold War Relic that Demands to be Taken Seriously

Another year, another fearmongering announcement from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists letting us know we are a hair’s breadth from total annihilation.

I’m of course referring to the infamous Doomsday Clock, a relic of the Cold War that is struggling to stay relevant in the modern age. According to its keepers, the clock will remain set at 90 second…