{"id":18855,"date":"2026-03-08T21:34:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inkcinct.com.au\/?p=18855"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:40:19","slug":"the-current-position-of-the-doomsday-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inkcinct.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/03\/08\/the-current-position-of-the-doomsday-clock\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CURRENT POSITION OF THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18855\" class=\"elementor elementor-18855\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1ff562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1ff562\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61b14b6\" data-id=\"61b14b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0e8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb0e8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of the existential risks from nuclear war, climate change, AI, and biothreats. It serves as a warning against collapsing international cooperation and rising, unchecked technological dangers.\u00a0 It seems to me that there are numerous forces around the world actively pushing the Doomsday Clock towards its zenith.<\/h4><h4>This cartoon is actually inaccurate because as of January 27, 2026, the Doomsday Clock has been set at 85 seconds to midnight.\u00a0 My cartoon has the clock set at five minutes to midnight to allow enough room for the peace dove to be pushing back on the minute hand.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06f5e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e06f5e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CARTOON REFERENCE NUMBER:\u00a0 2026-09\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of the existential risks from nuclear war, climate change, AI, and biothreats. It serves as a warning against collapsing international cooperation and rising, unchecked technological dangers.\u00a0 It seems to me that there are numerous forces around the world actively pushing the Doomsday Clock towards its zenith. 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