BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS // THREAT ASSESSMENT
SYSTEM: DOOMSDAY-MONITOR-v2025 DATA UPDATED: REAL-TIME

THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK

How close are we to destroying our world with dangerous technologies of our own making?

MIDNIGHT GLOBAL CATASTROPHE
90 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT
Last Assessment: January 2024
CRITICAL THREAT LEVEL

HISTORICAL TIMELINE

THREAT ASSESSMENT FACTORS

Real-time monitoring of existential risk indicators (0-10 scale)

NUCLEAR WEAPONS

8.5
Global Arsenals: 12,512 warheads
Recent Tensions: Elevated
Treaty Status: Weakening
Active monitoring of nuclear-capable nations

CLIMATE CHANGE

7.8
Global Temp Rise: +1.2°C
CO2 Level: 423 ppm
Sea Level Rise: +3.4mm/year
Real-time NASA/NOAA climate data

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY

6.9
AI Development: Rapid
Regulation: Inadequate
Bio-tech Risks: Increasing
Monitoring AI/biotech advancement rate

BIOLOGICAL THREATS

6.2
Pandemic Risk: Moderate
Lab Security: Improving
Global Response: Moderate
WHO disease surveillance network

CYBER WARFARE

7.1
Attack Frequency: Increasing
Infrastructure Risk: High
State Actors: Active
Global threat intelligence feeds

DISINFORMATION

6.5
Social Media: Widespread
Deepfakes: Advancing
Trust Erosion: Critical
Media integrity monitoring

INTEGRATED DATA SOURCES

NASA Climate Data
NOAA Temperature Records
Global News Sentiment
Treaty Compliance Data
WHO Health Alerts
Cyber Threat Intelligence