Scientists prepare to move Doomsday Clock forward

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The keepers of the "Doomsday Clock" plan to move its hands forward next Wednesday to reflect what they call worsening nuclear and climate threats to the world.

The symbolic clock, maintained by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, currently is set at seven minutes to midnight, with midnight marking global catastrophe.

The group did not say in which direction the hands would move. But in a news release previewing an event next Wednesday, they said the change was based on "worsening nuclear, climate threats" to the world.

"The major new step reflects growing concerns about a 'Second Nuclear Age' marked by grave threats, including: nuclear ambitions in Iran and North Korea, unsecured nuclear materials in Russia and elsewhere, the continuing 'launch-ready' status of 2,000 of the 25,000 nuclear weapons held by the U.S. and Russia, escalating terrorism, and new pressure from climate change for expanded civilian nuclear power that could increase proliferation risks," the release reads.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070112/sc_nm/doomsday_clock_dc

it appears is dead set on bringing about the end of the world.

Congress: Do your job and stop Bush now! INVESTIGATE - IMPEACH - SAVE THE WORLD!

To "Doomsday", I suppose ;).

now we are going to start a war with Iran as well as Iraq and Aphganistan. Let me ask: How far would a nuclear war in this area advance global warming? Do any of these damn people care?