It was announced that it would be remaining at 100 seconds to midnight for 2022.<\/p>\n
This is the closest to midnight the clock has ever been.<\/p>\n
The countdown - a metaphor for global collapse - took into account dangerous threats posed by nuclear weapons, climate change, disruptive technologies and COVID-19.<\/p>\n
North Korea confirmed over the weekend that it had tested its biggest ballistic missile in years. <\/p>\n
The launch of the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) was first reported by South Korean and Japanese authorities.<\/p>\n
It is the seventh missile test carried out by the North Koreans this month. <\/p>\n
Sky News reported that North Korea has previously said the Hwasong-12 can carry a large-size heavy nuclear warhead, and analysts estimate it has a range of 2,800 miles (4,500km).<\/p>\n
But what if North Korea fired the missile at its regional rival South Korea? <\/p>\n
NUKEMAP calculates the predicted number of fatalities and injuries that would be caused - based on the size of the bomb dropped on a city for this story we have selected the option of the bomb exploding as an airblast.<\/p>\n
In this case Seoul, the capital and largest city in South Korea. <\/p>\n
So if the North Korean weapon tested in 2013 which is 10kt it is estimated that 77,670 would die and 268,590 would be injured. <\/p>\n
A message from the Editor, Mark Waldron<\/p>\n
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