doomsday clock

Tuesday January 26, 2016

The Doomsday Clock stayed fixed at three minutes to midnight — the closest it has been to midnight since 1984. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption

Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

The Two-Way

Doomsday Clock Stays At 3 Minutes To Midnight

January 26, 2016 • Despite the progress represented by the Iran nuclear deal, rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia, North Korea's nuclear tests and other conflicts mean the world is still close to catastrophe.