nuclear time clock during cuban missile crisis

The causal explanation for Russia-Ukraine was not the invasion, but the history that included NATO expansion after the fall of the Soviet Union. In a nutshell, whatever happens at this instant is determined by what happened in all preceding time. In the west, it’s much easier to create narratives of Chinese cheating and stealing than to evaluate the history behind Chinese acquisitions.Īllow me the pivot to the philosophical concept of determinism. Huawei was gaining an edge on 5G, and TikTok was winning over Instagram and other social media platforms, thus challenging the supremacy of the US tech sector. One theory that might explain this, is the real security threat is primarily a commercial one. No doubt one remembers the Huawei fiasco, where Canada “sequestered” Meng Wen Zhou at the request of the US. The TikTok ban is the latest salvo in the new cold war. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, there are many narratives from talking heads that have pivoted toward China, building an equivalence between the Ukraine situation and Taiwan. This inevitably leads to the nuclear clock ticking towards midnight once again. In recent news items, the countries in the west, starting with the US, are gradually banning the use of TikTok on government issued phones. If memory serves me, 11:59 was the Cuban Missile Crisis. During my lifetime it varied between 11:50 and 11:59.

And, in 2010, the Doomsday Clock’s second hand was moved backward one minute because of former president Barack Obama’s work on climate change.The nuclear clock was a mainstay during the cold war. The Doomsday Clock stood at seven minutes to midnight during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

'Countries dependent on Russian oil and gas have sought to diversify their supplies and suppliers, leading to expanded investment in natural gas exactly when such investment should have been shrinking.' 'The war’s effects are not limited to an increase in nuclear danger they also undermine global efforts to combat climate change,' the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said Tuesday. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which is helmed by Rachel Bronson, who is not a scientist but a former business school adjunct professor, cited the 'continued corruption of the information ecosphere on which democracy and public decision making depend' as reason for the move. The last time the Doomsday Clock moved forward was in January 2020, when it sat at 100 seconds from midnight. 'In this time of unprecedented global danger, concerted action is required, and every second counts.' 'Finding a path to serious peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine could go a long way toward reducing the risk of escalation,' the group said in a Tuesday press release. The group did not move the clock one way or another at the time. Just two years ago, the group welcomed Biden’s election as putting 'the world on a much better footing to address global problems.' Biden’s support of 'international cooperation' could help avert nuclear apocalypse, a member of the group said in a statement after his inauguration. The group cited the 'mounting dangers of the war in Ukraine' as the reason for the shift. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the clock on Tuesday to 90 seconds from midnight, the supposed time when all human life on earth will perish.

Nuclear time clock during cuban missile crisis