Digital Desk, New Delhi. On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set its 'Doomsday Clock' just 85 seconds before 12 o'clock. This is by far the most dangerous level. At the same time, a question has started floating in the minds of people: whether the world has come very close to destruction, because here 12 o'clock means destruction.

The organization that sets this clock, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, says that the cooperation of countries around the world on issues like nuclear weapons and climate change is continuously decreasing. AI is creating new threats every day. Powerful countries like the US, Russia, and China are becoming more aggressive, confrontational, and nationalistic than ever before.

The mutual understanding that existed in the world is disappearing, and the rules that were made are also breaking. The race of 'whoever wins, he will own everything' is pushing countries towards the end.

What is a 'Doomsday Clock'?

A Chicago-based nonprofit organization created the Doomsday Clock in 1947 to warn people during the stress of the Cold War after World War II. It is also called the doomsday clock. The purpose of creating the Doomsday Clock is to show how close mankind has come to the end of the world.

Then the responsibility of setting this clock was handed over to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. This institution was created in 1945 by the well-known scientist Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer, who made nuclear weapons for America. Since then, the responsibility of setting the clock has been with this institution.

How does the 'Doomsday Clock' work?

Doomsday Clock Normal clocks show the time moving forward, such as 1 o'clock, then 2 o'clock, and then so on until 12 o'clock. Then this sequence continues. But the Doomsday Clock runs like a timer. There is a saying about 'it—'Time Left to Midnight.' "Midnight" here means words like "catastrophe," cataclysm or "the night of doom.