Doomsday clock ticks closer..., Nuclear war fears rise, three countries in spotlight, global fear grows as world edges to disaster, countries are....

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Eighty years after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, experts are warning that the world may once again be facing a similar danger. Tensions between the United States, Russia, and China are rising, and the 'Doomsday Clock' which is a symbol used to show how close we are to global disaster, has been moved closer to midnight.
The U.S. bombed Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9 in 1945. Even after the horrifying results of those attacks, the fear of nuclear war has never fully gone away.
Speaking to Fox News, nuclear expert Rebeccah Heinrichs from the Hudson Institute said this is the first time the U.S. is facing two nuclear-armed rivals from Russia and China at the same time. She explained that both countries are building new nuclear weapons and are now working together against the United States. Because of this, the risk of nuclear war is higher than before. Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight, experts warn of rising nuclear danger
Nuclear expert Rebeccah Heinrichs says the current threat of nuclear war is even more serious than during the Cold War. At that time, the U.S. had only one major nuclear rival which is the the Soviet Union. But today, it faces two powerful opponents: Russia and China. Both countries are heavily investing in nuclear weapons and preparing for possible retaliation, which has made the situation more dangerous. What is the Doomsday Clock?
Earlier this year, scientists moved the 'Doomsday Clock' forward, bringing it closer than ever to midnight, a symbolic time that represents global disaster, especially from nuclear war. The clock was set at just 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been in its 78-year history.
This symbolic clock is maintained by a group of nuclear scientists and security experts from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists . Moving it forward shows that the world is facing an extreme and growing risk. Why has the Nuclear threat increased?
While countries like North Korea and Iran are also causes for concern, the main nuclear threat today comes from the actions of Russia, China, and the United States. Russia has refused to follow key international nuclear agreements.
China is rapidly expanding its nuclear weapons stockpile.
The U.S. is also planning to grow its nuclear arsenal, which suggests that it believes small-scale nuclear weapon use can be controlled. A warning from history
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded in 1945 by scientists from the Manhattan Project, the team that developed the first nuclear bombs. They created the Doomsday Clock to warn the world about the dangers of nuclear weapons.
Now, with major powers building up their arsenals and cooperation between Russia and China growing stronger, experts fear the world is heading down a very risky path, one that could lead to a nuclear disaster. What could be the solution?
According to expert Rebeccah Heinrichs, the biggest danger is not how many nuclear weapons a country has, but how they choose to use them.
She explained that Russia often threatens to use nuclear weapons to pressure Western countries into giving in to its demands. This kind of behavior lowers the global boundary for nuclear use and creates a serious risk for the entire world.
Heinrichs believes the solution lies in clear and careful communication with Russia. She said it is important to send a strong message to Russian leaders that they will not succeed through nuclear blackmail, and that the United States has reliable and strong ways to respond if needed.