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Biophysicist Eugene Rabinowitch and physicist Hyman Goldsmith founded the organization in late 1945 immediately following the atomic bombings. Albert Einstein joined them as a founding member to lend his name and moral authority to the cause.
Landscape artist Martyl Langsdorf designed the first cover featuring the Doomsday Clock for the June 1947 issue of the magazine. The original setting placed the minute hand at seven minutes to midnight before any adjustments were made.
As of January 2025, the clock stands at 85 seconds to midnight which represents the closest approach ever recorded. The decision to move the hand is made by the Bulletin Science and Security Board during meetings held twice yearly.
Rachel Bronson took over as president and CEO after longtime executive director Kennette Benedict retired in January 2015. California Governor Jerry Brown joined the organization as executive chair on the 25th of October 2018.
All nine nuclear-armed states appear in current coverage including the United States Russia China India Pakistan France Britain Israel and North Korea. Hans Kristensen and Matt Korda write the bi-monthly Nuclear Notebook tracking global nuclear arsenals.