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The 'Doomsday Clock' has been set at 90 seconds to midnight, closer than ever before to the threat of annihilation.But what is the Doomsday Clock? Who decides where it is set? And what does '90 seconds to midnight' actually mean?

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Published 25 January 2023 8:47am

By Allan Lee

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The 'Doomsday Clock' has been set at 90 seconds to midnight, closer than ever before to the threat of annihilation.But what is the Doomsday Clock? Who decides where it is set? And what does '90 seconds to midnight' actually mean?

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The 'Doomsday Clock' has been set at 90 seconds to midnight, closer than ever before to the threat of annihilation.But what is the Doomsday Clock? Who decides where it is set? And what does '90 seconds to midnight' actually mean?

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