Therefore, we are moving the clock forward," said Daniel Holz, chair of the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, according to CBS News."The war in Ukraine remains a source of nuclear risk,

As the Doomsday Clock ticks dangerously close to midnight, humanity faces escalating nuclear threats, climate disasters, and tech-driven risks.

Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine, tensions in other world hot spots, military applications of artificial intelligence and climate change as factors underlying the risks of global catastrophe.