“末日之钟”拨快一分钟 人类离毁灭更近
<p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infamous">infamous</span> "<span word="Doomsday">Doomsday</span> <span word="Clock">Clock</span>" <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="signalling">signalling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="pessimism">pessimism</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>。</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bulletin">Bulletin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atomic">Atomic</span> <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> (<span word="BAS">BAS</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sober">sober</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="trends">trends</span>. "<span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reversed">reversed</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2010, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>. <span word="Midnight">Midnight</span> <span word="symbolizes">symbolizes</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="setting">setting</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staple">staple</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1947, <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severity">severity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="humanity">humanity</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>, <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BAS">BAS</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>. <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hydrogen">hydrogen</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doomsday">doomsday</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="ticked">ticked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1953. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="arsenals">arsenals</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bulletin">Bulletin</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="at">at</span> 17 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BAS">BAS</span> <span word="bemoaned">bemoaned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ridding">ridding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>。</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 19,500 <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BAS">BAS</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="cautioned">cautioned</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="acquire">acquire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="enriched">enriched</span> <span word="uranium">uranium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plutonium">plutonium</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wreak">wreak</span> <span word="havoc">havoc</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>."</p>
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