


It is unclear which direction the Doomsday Clock will move in January 2021, when the Bulletin will recalibrate it. The Bulletin’s Doomsday Clock has been updated each January since 1947 as an indicator of level of risk posed by global threats such as nuclear weapons. On 23 January 2020 the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock forward 20 seconds, from two minutes to midnight to 100 seconds. The international community faces today a situation of unprecedented instability, particularly in the field of arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament.
