This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.
The Doomsday Clock has reached the closest ever point to midnight, according to the atomic scientists who run it.
They say more wars, aggression from nuclear powers and weaker arms controls are to blame, along with climate change and risks posed by AI.
So, should we be worried?
Presenter: Cyril Vanier
Guests:
Karim Haggag – Director at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Ramesh Srinivasan – Professor at UCLA Department of Information Studies and host of the podcast, Utopias
Ben Aris – Founder and editor-in-chief of bne IntelliNews in Berlin
Related News
25 January 2026
US military moves Navy, Air Force assets to the Middle East: What to know
27 January 2026
Rwanda sues UK over scrapped asylum seeker deal
15 January 2026
US-Iran tension lingers as Tehran reopens airspace
25 January 2026