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So That's What 'Republican Whip' Means

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Gus3/31/2010 10:48:32 am PDT

re: #121 pingjockey

I wonder if it’s been forward since the Norks and the Iranian programs have come to light?

The last moved it back by one minute.

“Doomsday Clock” moves one minute away from midnight
14 January 2010

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Adjusts Clock From 5 to 6 Minutes Before Midnight; Encouraging Progress Seen Around Globe in Both Key Threat Areas: Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change.

NEW YORK CITY///January 14, 2010///Citing a more “hopeful state of world affairs” in relation to the twin threats posed by nuclear weapons and climate change, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) is moving the minute hand of its famous Doomsday Clock one minute away from midnight. It is now 6 minutes to midnight. The decision by the BAS Science and Security Board was made in consultation with the Bulletin’s Board of Sponsors, which includes 19 Nobel Laureates.