But when it comes to actually predicting nuclear Armageddon, it’s difficult to imagine a worse indicator than the Doomsday Clock. Even if the Doomsday Clock gave us three days to annihilation, that would still seem to be an extremely panic-worthy indicator. Part of the problem is that the keepers of the Doomsday Clock have greatly expanded their purview. This week’s Doomsday Clock update included warnings about climate change, cybersecurity and — somewhat incredibly — fake news. Humanity should count itself very lucky that the Doomsday Clock has been a terrible indicator of actual doomsday.

Source: National Post January 27, 2017 20:36 UTC