What is the “Doomsday Clock”, and what does it mean when it gets to midnight?

From Associated Press.

Earth is closer than it’s ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,” The Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists said as it advanced its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds till midnight. The AP’s Luke Garratt explains.

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