The Jackpod: Ten seconds to midnight

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Sep 28, 202600:42:03News & Politics

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on why the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set its Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight, its highest estimate of the likelihood of global catastrophe. *** Thank you for listeni...

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