'Doomsday Clock' Is Now At 90 Seconds To Midnight

 

BBC: Doomsday Clock signals highest ever peril level 

The symbolic Doomsday Clock has moved closer than ever to midnight, declaring humanity perilously close to catastrophe. 

The clock, set to 90 seconds to midnight, marks how close our planet is to complete annihilation because of man made actions.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) said the clock moved, in large part, because of the war in Ukraine. The idea began in 1947 to warn humanity of the dangers of nuclear war. 

The hands of the clock are moved closer to or further away from midnight based on the scientists' reading of existential threats at a particular time. Midnight marks the theoretical point of annihilation. 

The decision is made by the BAS science and security board, which includes 13 Nobel Laureates. 

This year the announcement was made available in Ukrainian and Russian as well as English, due to the war in Ukraine.  

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WNU Editor: The people who manage the Doomsday Clock are too optimistic. I would put it at one minute to midnight. 

 'Doomsday Clock' Is Now At 90 Seconds To Midnight  

PRESS RELEASE: Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight -- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists  

Ukraine war moves 'Doomsday Clock' to 90 seconds to midnight -- AP  

'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight amid Ukraine war -- DW

2023 Doomsday Clock time ticks forward amid Ukraine war, nuclear fears -- USA Today  

2023 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to the apocalypse, scientists say -- ABC News  

Putin's nuclear threats move Doomsday Clock closest ever to Armageddon, atomic scientists say -- CNBC

Russia’s war in Ukraine pushes Doomsday Clock to closest point to midnight in history -- The Hill

 2023 Doomsday Clock: 90 seconds to midnight -- Axios

Doomsday Clock To Be Updated Next Week

Newsweek: Doomsday Clock To Be Updated for First Time Since Putin Invaded Ukraine 

Scientists will announce whether they believe mankind is any closer to self-annihilation at the unveiling of the 2023 Doomsday Clock next week. 

Last year, the clock remained at 100 seconds to midnight, where it has been since 2020, but tensions between Russia and Ukraine this year could edge the minute hand even closer to 12 o'clock. 

The Doomsday Clock is a visual representation of just how close humanity is to destroying life as we know it, with midnight representing the eruption of a global catastrophe.  

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Update: How close to midnight is humanity? 2023 Doomsday Clock announcement could warn of nuclear disaster (USA Today)  

WNU Editor: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a live virtual news conference at 10:00 a.m. EST/1500 GMT on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, to announce whether the time on the iconic Doomsday Clock will change .... Watch the 2023 Doomsday Clock announcement on Jan. 24 (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)

For The Third Year In A Row The Doomsday Clock Stands At 100 Seconds To Midnight

Daily Mail: Humanity is '100 seconds from annihilation': Doomsday clock remains unchanged for the third year in a row because the 'world is no safer than it was last year at this time' 

* Scientists unveiled the Doomsday clock for the 75th time since 1947 

* The clock remains at 100 seconds to midnight for the third year in a row 

* This is because the 'world is no safer than it was last year at this time' 

* Nuclear war risks, a lack of action toward climate change, the spread of misinformation and conflict in space are part of Thursday's decision 

The Doomsday clock will remain at 100 seconds to midnight for the third year in a row because the 'world is no safer than it was last year at this time.' 

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists unveiled the clock on Thursday, which keeps track of the likelihood of humanity's annihilation, for the 75th time since it first debuted in 1947. 

Since then, the group has annually announced if the Doomsday Clock's minute hand has moved closer to or away from midnight - the marker for disaster.  

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 For The Third Year In A Row The Doomsday Clock Stands At 100 Seconds To Midnight  

At doom’s doorstep: It is 100 seconds to midnight -- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists  

‘Stuck in perilous moment’: Doomsday Clock holds at 100 seconds to midnight -- The Guardian  

Doomsday Clock stays at 100 seconds to midnight and remains 'closest to apocalypse' ever -- SKY News  

Doomsday clock remains at closest point to midnight -- The Hill  

On the 'doorstep of doom': Doomsday Clock stands at 100 seconds to midnight -- Live Science  

The Doomsday Clock reveals how close we are to...doom -- CNN

'Doomsday Clock' Stuck At 100 Seconds To Midnight

AFP: 'Doomsday Clock' stuck at 100 seconds to midnight 

The "Doomsday Clock" illustrating the perils facing the planet and mankind will remain at 100 seconds to midnight this year amid the threats of the coronavirus pandemic, nuclear war and climate change. 

"The hands of the Doomsday Clock remain at 100 seconds to midnight, as close to midnight as ever," Rachel Bronson, president of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said in a statement. 

"The lethal and fear-inspiring Covid-19 pandemic serves as a historic 'wake-up call,' a vivid illustration that national governments and international organizations are unprepared to manage the truly civilization-ending threats of nuclear weapons and climate change," Bronson said. 

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WNU Editor: The world was a far more dangerous place during the Cold War than today. 

Doomsday Clock Hits 100 Seconds To Midnight

Daily Mail: Doomsday clock moves the closest to midnight in its 73-year history: Apocalypse predictor ticks forward twenty seconds amid rising fears from nuclear tensions and the threat of climate change

The clock is at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest it has been since it launched
It has been at two minutes to midnight since 2017 in part due to climate change
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists say there are multiple 'end of days' threats
They say 'new norms of behaviour' are needed to push the clock hands back

The Doomsday clock has ticked forwards 20 seconds and stands just 100 seconds to midnight - the closest in its 73-year history - due to increased nuclear tensions and climate change, bringing us closer to the apocalypse than ever before.

The clock was founded by the US scientists involved in the Manhattan Project that developed the world's first nuclear weapons during World War 2.

It is a symbolic countdown designed to represent the time to a possible global catastrophe and is maintained by scientists including 16 Nobel laureates.

The group say the change - which is the closest the clock has ever been to the end of days - is due to the dual threats of nuclear war and climate change.

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WNU Editor: These times are the most dangerous times in 73 years?!?!?! No it is not. Not even close.

More News On The Doomsday Clock Hitting 100 Seconds To Midnight

Press Release—IT IS NOW 100 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT -- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Doomsday Clock nears apocalypse over climate and nuclear fears -- BBC
Doomsday clock lurches to 100 seconds to midnight – closest to catastrophe yet -- The Guardian
Scientists move Doomsday Clock closer to midnight -- NBC
Doomsday Clock moves to 100 seconds to midnight -- closest point to nuclear annihilation since Cold War -- FOX News
Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight -- The Hill
Doomsday Clock Hits 100 Seconds To Midnight As Viral Pandemic Sweeps Globe -- Zero Hedge
The 'Doomsday Clock' has jumped closer to midnight than ever as nuclear weapons and climate disasters turn the world into a 'pressure cooker' -- Business Insider

Doomsday Clock Stays At Two Minutes To Midnight

BBC: Doomsday Clock frozen at two minutes to apocalypse

The "new abnormal" the world is facing from risks like nuclear war and climate change has led the symbolic Doomsday Clock to be frozen at the closest it has ever been to midnight.

The clock, created by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) in 1947, intends to warn of impending disasters.

Its 2019 setting was announced on Thursday - staying in the same perilous position it was set at last year.

The BAS has warned we are "normalising a very dangerous world".

It marks only the third year the clock has been so close to midnight - first reaching the position in 1953 after the US and the Soviet Union tested highly destructive hydrogen bombs.

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More News On The Doomsday Clock

Doomsday Clock timekeepers say risk of global annihilation remains at Cold War highs -- CNBC
"New abnormal": Doomsday Clock still at 2 minutes to midnight -- CBS
The world is two minutes from doom -- CNN
The Doomsday Clock is stuck at 2 minutes to ‘midnight,’ the symbolic hour of the apocalypse -- Washington Post
The Doomsday Clock says it's almost the end of the world as we know it. (And that's not fine.) -- Holly Yan, CNN
Doomsday clock: Humanity is still as close to catastrophe as it has ever been, scientists say -- The Independent

"Doomsday Clock" Moves Closer To Midnight

USA Today: The Doomsday Clock just ticked closer to midnight

Scientists moved the hands of the symbolic "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight on Thursday amid increasing worries over nuclear weapons and climate change.

The clock is now two minutes to midnight. “Because of the extraordinary danger of the current moment, the Science and Security Board today moves the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to catastrophe," said Rachel Bronson, president of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. "This is the closest the Clock has ever been to Doomsday, and as close as it was in 1953, at the height of the Cold War.”

Each year, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a non-profit group that sets the clock, decides whether the events of the previous year pushed humanity closer or farther from destruction.

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WNU Editor: We are living in a time that is more dangerous (nuclear Armageddon speaking) than the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963?!?!?!? No way! This is .... to put it bluntly .... this is crap.

More News On The "Doomsday Clock" Moving Closer To Midnight

Nuclear concerns push 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight -- AFP
Scientists move Doomsday Clock ahead to 2 minutes to midnight -- CBC
The Doomsday Clock just moved: It's now 2 minutes to 'midnight,' the symbolic hour of the apocalypse -- Washington Post
'Doomsday Clock' moves closest to midnight since the Cold War -- The Hill
'Doomsday clock' ticks closer to apocalyptic midnight -- CNN
The 'Doomsday Clock' has moved back to its most alarming position in the symbol's 71-year history -- Business Insider
Doomsday Clockwork -- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Doomsday Clock Has Been Moved Closer To 'Midnight'. The Election Of Donald Trump Is Being Blamed

Washington Post: The Doomsday Clock just moved again. It’s now two-and-a-half minutes to ‘midnight.’

It's now two-and-a-half minutes to “midnight,” according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, which warned Thursday that the end of humanity may be nigh.

The group behind the famed Doomsday Clock announced at a news conference that it was adjusting the countdown to the End of it All by taking away 30 seconds — the closest the clock has been to Doomsday since 1953, after the United States tested its first thermonuclear device, followed months later by the Soviet Union's hydrogen bomb test.

In announcing that the Doomsday Clock was moving 30 seconds closer to the end of humanity, the group noted that in 2016, “the global security landscape darkened as the international community failed to come effectively to grips with humanity’s most pressing existential threats, nuclear weapons and climate change.”

But the organization also cited the election of Donald Trump in changing the symbolic clock.

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WNU editor: So the Doomsday Clock is now closer to midnight than what it was during the height of the Cold War .... and the reason why is because of President Trump. Being one who grew up during the Cold War .... and being one who is well aware of the rhetoric of the time .... President Trump's remarks on nuclear weapons do not even come close to what was being said at the time (i.e. Khrushchev's 'I will bury you speech', to President Kennedy's remarks during the Cuban Missile Crisis). To say that this group has become politicised is an understatement .... too bad .... the idea of the Doomsday Clock was a good one when it first came out (i.e. to make the world aware on the dangers of nuclear weapons). But like everything else in today's world, everything is becoming politicised to express one's personal political opinions .... and in turn they have lost their credibility.

More News On Doomsday Clock Being Moved Closer To 'Midnight'

The Doomsday Clock is now two-and-a-half minutes from midnight marking the closest we've come to global CATASTROPHE in 64 years -- Daily Mail
Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight, Signaling Concern Among Scientists -- NYT
Atomic scientists move Doomsday Clock ahead to 2½ minutes to midnight -- CBC
Doomsday Clock Ticks 30 Seconds Closer to Global Annihilation Thanks to Trump, Scientists Say -- NBC
Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight -- CBS
The Doomsday Clock Is Now 30 Seconds Closer To Midnight -- NPR
Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight amid nuclear fears, climate change -- USA Today
Thanks to Trump, the Doomsday Clock Advances Toward Midnight -- NYT

Doomsday Clock: It Is Still Three Minutes To Midnight

Daily Mail: World is closest it has been to catastrophe since the Cold War: Doomsday Clock remains at just three minutes to midnight

* Doomsday Clock is a symbolic countdown to possible global catastrophe
* There has been progress in the Iran nuclear and the Paris climate deals
* But concern remains over the continuing conflict in Ukraine and Syria
* Experts are also worried about movement of short-to-medium range nuclear weapons by Russia, as well as ongoing global warming

The minute hand on the symbolic Doomsday Clock remains at three minutes to midnight, marking the direst setting since the height of the Cold War.

'Three minutes (to midnight) is too close. Far too close',' the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said.

The clock reflects how vulnerable the world is to catastrophe from nuclear weapons, climate change and new technologies, with midnight symbolising apocalypse.

Recent progress in the Iran nuclear agreement and the Paris climate deal 'constitute only small bright spots in a darker world situation full of potential for catastrophe', scientists said.

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More News On Today's Declaration That The Doomsday Clock Is Still Three Minutes To Midnight

It is still three minutes to midnight -- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Scientists: "Doomsday Clock" reflects grave threat to world -- AP
Doomsday Clock stays unchanged at three minutes to midnight -- Reuters
Scientists Announce 'Doomsday Clock' Time Showing How Close We Are to the Apocalypse -- ABC News
Doomsday Clock Stays At 3 Minutes To Midnight -- NPR
The end is nearer: 'Doomsday Clock' to change to show destruction is at hand -- UPI
'Doomsday Clock' to stand still amid nuclear tensions -- BBC
Doomsday Clock stuck near midnight due to climate change and nuclear war -- The Guardian
Doomsday Clock: 'Three minutes' left until the apocalypse -- USA Today
Doomsday Clock Update: World Remains Close To Nuclear Destruction Amid Russia, US Nuclear Tensions -- IBTimes
World’s 'doomsday' clock will stay at three minutes to midnight -- Verge
Is the Doomsday Clock moving closer to midnight? -- CBS
Doomsday Clock: Everything that might lead scientists to announce humanity is closer to apocalypse than ever before -- The Independent
What is the Doomsday Clock and why does it matter? -- Emily Reynolds, Wired
The Clock: A Brief History -- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists To Announce On Wednesday How Close Is The Doomsday Clock To Midnight

News.com.au: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to announce what time it is on the Doomsday Clock

WE will find out how close we are to Armageddon when the world’s most revered scientists gather in Washington DC to announce what time it is on the Doomsday Clock.

The symbolic timekeeper of our impending destruction is currently set at three minutes to midnight — the closest we have ever been to that dreaded hour since the clock began ticking in 1947.

The clock is a universally recognised indicator of our vulnerability to catastrophe from nuclear weapons, emerging technologies and more recently, global warming. We ignore it at our peril.

On Wednesday morning (1.30pm Tuesday in America), the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will reveal whether the minute hand will be adjusted, at a live press conference in Washington DC.

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WNU Editor: I expect no change. A history of where the clock has been for the past since 1947 is below.

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Dooms Day Clock Moved Two Minutes Closer To Midnight. It Is Now At 3 Minutes To Midnight

Doomsday Clock is now at 3 minutes to midnight. Was at 3 minutes in 1984,1949. At 2 min. 1953: Watch: http://t.co/TsfS2THlwO
— BulletinOfTheAtomic (@BulletinAtomic) January 22, 2015

Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists: Three minutes and counting

More News Ob The 'Doomsday Clock' Being Moved From Five Minutes To Midnight To Three Minutes To Midnight

Doomsday Clock Set at 3 Minutes to Midnight -- Live Science
The Doomsday Clock is ticking again. It is now three minutes to midnight, a.k.a the end of humanity.-- Washington Post
We Haven't Been This Close to the Apocalypse Since 1984, Scientists Say -- Slate
Doomsday Clock moves two minutes closer to midnight -- CBS
Scientists Move Doomsday Clock Closer to Midnight -- VOA
Climate change inaction pushes 'doomsday clock' closest to midnight since 1984 -- The Guardian
Doomsday approaching? Clock ticking closer to midnight -- USA Today
Scientists Move Doomsday Clock Closer to Apocalypse -- National Journal
Three minutes to Armageddon: Scientists reset 'Doomsday Clock' -- Deutsche Welle
Clock’s ticking: Humanity ‘2 minutes’ closer to its doomsday -- RT
Closer to the End: Doomsday Clock Ticks Forward 2 Minutes -- Sputnik
Doomsday Clock reads 11.57: Atomic scientists move minute hand two minutes forward - and say we are at closest point to disaster in decades -- Daily Mail
The Doomsday Clock Moves 2 Minutes Closer To Midnight -- NPR
Scientists Adjust Doomsday Clock Over Nuclear Threats And Climate Change -- Popular Science

Doomsday Clock Settings To Change Tomorrow?

Daily Mail: Is the end of the world nigh? Atomic scientists set to make 'major announcement' about Doomsday Clock

* Symbolic clock was established by Manhattan Project scientists in 1947
* It's designed to show how close civilisation is to facing global catastrophe
* Scientists track threats by monitoring nuclear weapons and climate change
* The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) will host a live international news conference to make a 'major announcement' on Thursday
* Expected to reveal the board's decision regarding the clock's minute hand
* Last time, Doomsday Clock minute hand moved was in January 2012, when it was pushed ahead one minute from six to five minutes before midnight
* Nuclear modernisation, climate change reports and terrorism could feature

WNU Editor: They are going to push it to 4 minutes before midnight.

More News On The Doomsday Clock

Closer to Self-Destruction? Doomsday Clock Could Move Tomorrow -- Live Science
Will Doomsday Clock hand move forward again? Major announcement set for this week -- IBTimes
''Doomsday Clock'' minute hand to move again? -- Domain-B
Will the Doomsday Clock tick down to destruction tomorrow? -- The Week
Scientists May Be About To Wind The Doomsday Clock Forward To Its Most Critical Level Since The Height Of The Cold War -- Business Insider

Doomsday Clock Set To 5 Minutes To Midnight

'Doomsday Clock' Still At Five To Midnight, Scientists Warn -- RT

The doomsday clock – a theoretical device that purports to tell us how close we are to a nuclear apocalypse – has frozen at five minutes to midnight, unchanged from last year. Physicists tell the head of the UN there is little reason to move it back.

The visual metaphor has held its appeal for more than 60 years now. The hands of time are moved in accordance with the analyses of a special board of scientists who ponder international threats, especially those having to do with nuclear armaments.

While a team of physicists writing to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted some positive developments in 2013 – including successful talks on Iran’s nuclear program, and the fact that overall there has been a reduction in nuclear armaments worldwide – they decided there was still little hope for jubilation:

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More News On The 'Doomsday Clock' Still At Five To Midnight

Doomsday clock set at 5 to midnight -- FOX News/Live Science
Doomsday Clock to remain at 5 minutes to midnight for 2014 -- UPI
Doomsday clock holds steady at five minutes to apocalypse -- io9
Doomsday Clock Set To 5 Minutes To Midnight, Risk Of Global Catastrophe ‘Remains High’ -- IBTimes
Killer Robots, Climate Change Keeps Doomsday Clock At 11:55 PM -- Red Orbit

Doomsday Clock Holds At 5 'Til Midnight

End Near? Doomsday Clock Holds at 5 'Til Midnight -- Live Science

The hands of the infamous "Doomsday Clock" will remain firmly in their place at five minutes to midnight — symbolizing humans' destruction — for the year 2013, scientists announced today (Jan. 14).

Keeping their outlook for the future of humanity quite dim, the group of scientists also wrote an open letter to President Barack Obama, urging him to partner with other global leaders to act on climate change.

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Update: An open letter to President Obama: The time on the Doomsday Clock is five minutes to midnight -- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

My Comment: They focus a lot in their report on climate change .... but it is still the proliferation of nuclear weapons that should concern us all the most.

Doomsday Clock Is Moved To Five Minutes To Midnight

Doomsday Clock Moves To Five Minutes To Midnight -- Bulletin Of Atomic Scientists

It is five minutes to midnight. Two years ago, it appeared that world leaders might address the truly global threats that we face. In many cases, that trend has not continued or been reversed. For that reason, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is moving the clock hand one minute closer to midnight, back to its time in 2007.

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Update: Five minutes to midnight -- Foreign Policy

My Comment: The Clock is ticking.

Doomsday Clock Moves Back A Minute

The Doomsday Clock now reads six minutes until midnight. Scott Olson/AFP

'Doomsday Clock' Moves Away From Midnight but Only by 1 Minute -- ABC News

Despite Threats, Scientists Say State of Affairs Is 'Hopeful'

The world can breathe a sigh of relief today... kind of.

A group of international scientists this morning announced that they are moving the hands of the symbolic "Doomsday Clock" away from midnight -- or the figurative apocalypse -- but only by one minute.

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More News On The "Doomsday Clock"

Scientists Push "Doomsday Clock" Back a Minute -- ABC News/Reuters
Scientists Move Doomsday Clock Back One Minute -- Global Security Newswire
Atomic scientists move Doomsday Clock one minute further away from midnight -- New York Daily News
Doomsday Clock moves back a minute -- The Independent
Time Moves Backward for Doomsday Clock -- Sphere
Doomsday Clock Set Back One Minute -- Associated Content
Doomsday Clock shows signs for hope, need for progress -- Christian Science Monitor

My Comment: The scientists quote President Obama .... Scientists Say State of Affairs Is 'Hopeful'.

Sighhh ... hope and change is still in the air.

Doomsday Clock To Change This Week

DOOMSDAY CLOCK ANNOUNCEMENT from TurnBackTheClock.org on Vimeo.

From Live Science:

The minute hand of the famous Doomsday Clock is set to move this Thursday, and for the first time, anyone with Internet access can watch. Which way the hand will move and by how much have not been made public.

The event will take place at 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT) on Jan. 14 at the New York Academy of Sciences Building in New York City. While the actual clock is housed at the Bulletin of Atomic Sciences offices in Chicago, Ill., a representation of the clock will be changed at Thursday's news conference. (You can watch the live Web feed at www.TurnBackTheClock.org.)

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My Comment: My prediction .... the clock is going to move closer to midnight by one minute.

North Korea Destroys Tower at Nuclear Plant

The demolition on Friday of the cooling tower at
the reactor complex in Yongbyon, North Korea.

From Yahoo News:

YONGBYON, North Korea - North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday, blasting apart the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs.

An explosion at the base of the cylindrical structure sent the tower collapsing into a cloud of white and gray smoke that billowed into blue skies as international journalists and diplomats looked on, according to video footage filmed by international video news agency Associated Press Television News.

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News On North Korea From Other Sources:
North Korea destroys nuclear tower -- Times Online
North Korea Destroys Tower at Nuclear Plant -- New York Times
North Korea blows up reactor cooling tower -- Reuters
North Korea Says No To Nukes -- Pajamas Media
U.S. to Delist North Korea As Sponsor Of Terrorism -- Washington Post
N. Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower -- CNN
ANALYSIS-North Korea to reap benefits from South as ties thaw -- Reuters

My Comment: The original atomic scientists have always maintained a "doomsday clock", I can safely say that the clock will move back (a bit) from midnight after this North Korean gesture.