In a statement, the Bulletin said: “Humanity continues to face two simultaneous existential dangers – nuclear war and climate change – that are compounded by a threat multiplier, cyber-enabled information warfare, that undercuts society’s ability to respond.
“The international security situation is dire, not just because these threats exist, but because world leaders have allowed the international political infrastructure for managing them to erode.”
The Doomsday Clock has now moved closer to midnight in the last three years.
In 2017, the clock was set to two-and-a-half minutes from midnight, followed by a 30 second push in 2018.
Former UN Secretary-Geneal Ban Ki-moon, who was present at the clock’s unveiling, warned of international division at large.