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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) has set the Doomsday Clock to "two minutes to midnight" to reflect fears of a nuclear confrontation with North Korea, as well as the failure of world leaders to address climate change and other factors. The clock is now set as close to doomsday as it was in 1953:
The team of scientists singled out a series of nuclear tests by North Korea. They dramatically escalated tensions on the Korean peninsula and led to a war of words between North Korea and the US.
The BAS also referred to a new US nuclear strategy that was expected to call for more funding to expand the role of the country's nuclear arsenal. Rising tension between Russia and the West was also a contributing factor.
The "weakening of institutions" around the world in dealing with major global threats - including climate change - was another major concern, the scientists said. They also mentioned US President Donald Trump's "unpredictability", pointing to his often controversial tweets and statements.
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(Score: 2, Insightful) by Freeman on Friday January 26 2018, @05:31PM (2 children)
You know, perhaps, if they cleaned up their own backyard. We would leave them alone. The United States has been playing "peace keeper" for quite a long time. Europe was quite happy for our help in World War I and World War II. Well, with the exception of the Axis powers. Sure, you can say how horrible the USA is doing. But, how many innocent deaths has the United States prevented by taking out Hitler, Axis Japan, and all the other Actual Good the USA has done. Perhaps, you should stop whining about how the USA is a bully and get to the heart of the matter. There are extremely messed up groups of people out there, that need to be fought. The alternative is to turn a blind eye to the injustices of the world. People would complain, if we didn't Do Anything just as much as they do when we do something. ISIS is on par with Hitler's Nazis in my book.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 26 2018, @07:50PM
Riiight, cause "bad men doing bad things" is why the US invaded the middle east repeatedly. The 20 mil killed in Rwanda? Seems like that was a good opportunity to step in. You sure it is ISIS? I thought it was Al Qaeda. Or was it Saddam? All I can tell you is that I'm STILL scared of those very Mexican looking Libyan terrorists from Back to the Future.
So I just want you to realize that the patriotic notion of "Delivering Democracy" and whatnot is a lot of propaganda. The US military is used to further the economic goals of US corporations. Even the Korean and Cold Wars were about economics, but it was sold as fighting for democracy and freedom. Perhaps some bits further the cause of freedom incidentally, but that is about it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 27 2018, @07:38AM
It is important to note that it was not the usa to win the wwii but the soviet union. The usa went in hastily to get a piece of the cake and mainly to prevent the red army from liberating all of europe. The usa in the meantime dropped two atom bombs on civilians in japan while the country was basically spent and destroyed and the war was to end soon anyways.
Stop it already with finding justifications about past deeds back then and now. Maybe it is time you learned that whatever you think of being the morally superior folk who stretch your helpful hand to the needful, the world is not gotham city and you are not batman.