noun
Doomsday Clock
Refers to the symbolic clock maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, representing the likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe. Often used in discussions of nuclear risk and climate change.
See also: 終末時計 (しゅうまつどけい)
世界終末時計は、核戦争のリスクを象徴的に示している。
The Doomsday Clock symbolically indicates the risk of nuclear war.
今年の世界終末時計の針は、過去最も進んだ位置に設定された。
This year, the hands of the Doomsday Clock were set to the most advanced position ever.
終末時計 is a shorter form of 世界終末時計, also meaning 'Doomsday Clock'. 世界終末時計 is the full, more explicit term.
Compound of 世界 (world), 終末 (end, apocalypse), and 時計 (clock). A direct translation of the English 'Doomsday Clock'.