“DOOMSDAY CLOCK” ANNOUNCEMENT SET FOR JANUARY 26TH IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

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	“DOOMSDAY CLOCK” ANNOUNCEMENT SET FOR JANUARY 26TH IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
	The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will host a live international news conference at 1:30 p.m. EST/1830 GMT on January 26, 2016, to announce whether the minute hand of the historic “Doomsday Clock” will be adjusted. The decision is made by the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board in conjunction with the Board of Sponsors, which includes 16 Nobel Laureates. Our readers know that the dangers posed by climate change and nuclear proliferation are the main factors influencing the decision about any adjustment that may be made to the Doomsday Clock. Tensions between the United States and Russia, which remain at levels reminiscent of the Cold War, the recent North Korean nuclear test, the nuclear agreement struck between the P5+1 and Iran, and the historic Paris climate agreement are events considered by the Board, as well as overall trends in each area of concern. The Clock has changed 21 times since it was first created by artist Martyl Langsdorf in 1947. In a new twist, we invite you to participate in a Doomsday Clock Survey to let us know what time you think should be reflected on Clock. Survey results are not taken into account by the Science and Security Board, but we would like to know your thoughts about the existential threats of our time. It is now 3 minutes to midnight. Watch the live-stream on Tuesday, January 26th, as we announce the time for 2016. News event speakers will include: · Rachel Bronson, executive director and publisher, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; · Thomas R. Pickering, member, Bulletin Science and Security Board, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, the Russian Federation, India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, and Jordan; · Lawrence Krauss, chair, Bulletin Board of Sponsors, foundation professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration and Physics departments, associate director, Beyond Center, co-director, Cosmology Initiative, and director, New Origins Initiative, Arizona State University; · Sharon Squassoni, member, Bulletin Science and Security Board, senior fellow and director, Proliferation Prevention Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC; and · Sivan Kartha, member, Bulletin Science and Security Board, senior scientist and climate change expert, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and co-leader of the SEI research theme “Reducing Climate Risk.”