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)
The Doomsday Clock symbolically indicates the risk of nuclear war.
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'.