The clock was as far away as 17 minutes from midnight in 1991, at the end of the Cold War when the United States and the Soviet Union were actively engaged in arms-control negotiations.

Symbolic clock is currently set at 5 minutes to midnight. Jan. 14, 2010— -- Is humanity approaching an apocalypse? Today, a group of international scientists will move the hands of the ...

This is More To The Story. I’m Al Letson. Earlier this year, the Doomsday Clock was set to 89 seconds before midnight. That’s the closest it’s been to midnight in its more than 75 year history, ...

Trustees warn that if Congress does not act, combined (Social Security) trust fund reserves are currently projected to become depleted in 2034.

The clock is currently set at just 89 seconds to midnight. It is high time we set up a political version of the Doomsday Clock. Major political parties in Britain rarely die.

In the 55 years since its creation, the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) has endured many challenges, but the world now finds itself at a reckoning point. The Doomsday Clock is set at 89 seconds ...