May this be a wakeup call to our leaders: We must fully denuclearize our world. 🚨The just updated the Doomsday Clock, and we are PERILOUSLY close to midnight. “By our estimation, the potential for the world to stumble into nuclear war - an ever-present danger over the last 75 years - increased in 2020,” they conclude. “Nuclear nations, however, have ignored or undermined practical and available diplomatic and security tools for managing nuclear risks.”

Capitol renewed legitimate concerns about national leaders who have sole control of the use of nuclear weapons,” they say. “Events like the deadly assault earlier this month on the U.S. “Development of hypersonic glide vehicles, ballistic missile defenses, and weapons-delivery systems that can flexibly use conventional or nuclear warheads may raise the probability of miscalculation in times of tension.” “Accelerating nuclear programs in multiple countries moved the world into less stable and manageable territory last year,” the scientists say. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists January 27, 2021

Visit our site to see the data visualization. Here’s the world of nuclear arms, in one graphic. Nuclear risk is rising as arms control treaties wither and die.

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