Though the new year is now in full swing, many of us are no doubt still tallying the cost of last year’s festive season, be it measured in terms of increased debt levels or expanded waistlines.
Nuclear weapons
This may be the most dangerous time in human history. In a dramatic recent decision, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its iconic Doomsday Clock ahead from three minutes to only two-and-a-half minutes to midnight.