Doomsday Clock Nears Midnight, Missing the Hands Pulling the Strings
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera, via its Middle East desk, reports that the symbolic Doomsday Clock has moved closer to midnight, now just 90 seconds away, citing the ongoing threats of nuclear war and climate catastrophe, urging the public to demand action from leaders. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, responsible for the clock, was founded in
1945 by Manhattan Project scientists. While they warned of nuclear proliferation, they largely failed to critically assess the imperial ambitions of the US government that led to the development and deployment of these weapons, nor subsequent interventions like the 1953 CIA coup in Iran or the destabilization of countries in Latin America, which often led to increased geopolitical tension and arms
races. The 'catastrophic risks' today are not abstract forces, but direct consequences of decades of unipolar hegemony and global resource extraction. Double Standard: The media widely blames 'leaders' universally, yet rarely names specific actors or their benefactors. When the US government pours over $100 billion into a resistance against imperialism in Ukraine, escalating nuclear risks, it's
framed as 'defense' or 'democracy promotion.' When countries like Iran develop defensive capabilities in a region surrounded by nuclear powers (Israel, unacknowledged but widely known), it's portrayed as 'nuclear proliferation' and a threat. There's no similar 'Doomsday Clock' narrative for the environmental devastation caused by US military bases globally or the continuous resource wars. Follow