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@ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! But at a minimum, the United States must keep the door open to principled engagement with Moscow that reduces the dangerous increase in nuclear risk the war has fostered. Russias recent actions contravene decades of commitments by Moscow. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! As Russias war on Ukraine continues, the last remaining nuclear weapons treaty between Russia and the United States, New START, stands in jeopardy. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;]
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@ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! The clock was first. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! Her videos about dinosaurs, astrophysics, biodiversity and evolution appear in museums and science centers worldwide, earning awards such as the CINE Golden Eagle and the Communicator Award of Excellence. [11], On January 24, 2018, scientists moved the clock to two minutes to midnight, based on threats greatest in the nuclear realm. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Cooperating with other countries to achieve control of extremely dangerous technologies should not involve partisan politics. ", The memo also offers suggestions for "practical steps to move the world away from catastrophe." @ @ @ @ d5P! When the clock debuted to the public after World War II, nuclear weapons were thought to be the biggest human-created threat to our existence. @ @ @ @ t5P! February 27, 2022 by SkyWatch Editor. The Doomsday Clock is set every year by the Bulletins Science and Security Board in consultation with its Board of Sponsors, which includes 10 Nobel laureates. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! THE Doomsday Clock is again warning the public about how close we are to destroying our world - thanks to conspiracy theories, the Covid pandemic and nuclear weapons. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! "The world remains stuck in an extremely dangerous moment," say scientists who set the. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! The clock was moved to two and a half minutes in 2017, then forward to two minutes to midnight in January 2018, and left unchanged in 2019. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern Ukraine is Europe's largest and among the 10 largest in the world. That's why atomic scientists created the Doomsday Clock 75 years ago in 1947. l# @ @ @ -v% @ @ @ @ @ @@^@H @ @ =F @ @ @ [=K @ @ @`+
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9l2eR. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Of the new update, Mary Robinson, former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, said: "The Doomsday Clock is sounding an alarm for the whole of humanity. hide caption. People may be more likely to succeed at smaller, incremental challenges; for example, taking steps to prevent the accidental detonation of nuclear weapons was a small but significant step towards avoiding nuclear war. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that it has moved the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! This is the closest the clock has ever been set to. endobj All rights reserved. x1 Om
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@ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! The clock is set annually by the Bulletins Science and Security Board and its Board of Sponsors. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! The Doomsday Clock, reset each January, remains at 100 second to midnight for the third year in a row. The possibility that the conflict could spin out of anyones control remains high. [25] In addition, some critics accuse the Bulletin of pushing a political agenda.[21][25][26][27]. She also reports on general science, covering climate change, paleontology, biology, and space. @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;]
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@ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! (Editor's note: This picture was taken during a media trip organized by the Russian army.) @ @ @ @ t5P! 1405 /Filter /FlateDecode >> %PDF-1.3 @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! Doomsday Clock Shows Time of Unprecedented Danger: 90 Seconds to Midnight Due to War in Ukraine. But after a year of COVID-19 and climate disasters unfolding worldwide, what time will the clock show in 2022? midnight in 2021 and 2022. Not the blather, not an excess of space, but space. New START, is scheduled to expire in February 2026. . Since 1947, nuclear scientists and other experts have acted as timekeepers for the Doomsday Clock. @ @ @ @ t5P! Symbol which represents the likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe, This article is about the symbol of global catastrophe. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. @ @ @ @ t5P! Mindy Weisberger is a Live Science editor for the channels Animals and Planet Earth. Worldwide cooperation to reduce nuclear arsenals and limit effect of climate change. Failure of world leaders to deal with looming threats of nuclear war and climate change. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has officially sped up the worlds Doomsday Clock, citing world leaders failure to deal with threats of nuclear war. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. The clock was first created in 1947. How these and other considerations will inform the Doomsday Clock's time in 2022 remain to be seen, but humanity is already in the realm of the two-minute warning period and every second counts, BAS President and CEO Rachel Bronson said in 2020. xUj@)
z[B!qrH!`AMAVX @ @ @ @ t5P! U.S. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! Detonating a modern-day warhead would cause extreme damage with power 10 times that of bombs detonated during World War II. @ @ @ * @ @ @@@> @ @ @@O @ @ J}C @ @ @ /U$@ @ @ | @ @ @ * @ @ @@@> @ @ @@O @ @ J}C @ @ @ /U$@ @ @ | Our community is international, with half of our website visitors coming from outside the United States. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! Since the Doomsday Clock's last update in January 2021, evidence of escalating climate change has mounted. The Doomsday Clock first moved to 100 seconds in 2020. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! (Photo by EVA HAMBACH/AFP via Getty Images), The Doomsday Clock: What is it and why it sped up. Photo by Andrey Borodulin/AFP via Getty Images. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! Scientists from the nonprofit media organization, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, are gearing up to reveal the 2023 Doomsday clock on Tuesday (24 January). @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! Here's a by-the-numbers breakdown of the Doomsday Clock: 75 the number of years it's been around. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! ", The Doomsday Clock reads 100 seconds to midnight, a decision made by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (just as it did back in January 2020 and last year as well). [6], The Doomsday Clock has become a universally recognized metaphor according to The Two-Way, an NPR blog. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;]
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@ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! On the contrary, the clock remains. @ @ @ @ t5P! The war in Ukraine may enter a second horrifying year, with both sides convinced they can win. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! United States rejects a series of arms control treaties and announces its intentions to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, amid concerns about the possibility of a nuclear terrorist attack due to the amount of weapon-grade nuclear materials that are unsecured and unaccounted for worldwide. @ @ @ @ t5P! The initial setting of the Doomsday Clock. The hands of the clock, which the Bulletin describes as a "metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation," had been at 100 seconds to midnight since January 2020 the closest to midnight it had been in its history. January 20, 2022 - The Doomsday Clock, which indicates how near our planet is to annihilation, stands at 100 seconds to midnight - the closest it has ever been - for the third year in a row. @ @ @ @ @ @`@oo^,=;e @ @ @ @ @ K+0#N&@ @ @ @ @ @ =yI @ @ @ @ @ @`N /M8 @ @ @ @ @ %S&! The world is closer to catastrophe than ever: the Doomsday Clock, the metaphorical measure of challenges to humanity, was reset to 90 seconds before midnight on Tuesday. The Clock has become a universally recognized indicator of the worlds vulnerability to global catastrophe caused by manmade technologies. On Tuesday, February 28, an E-6B Mercury, which has the status of "air command post" of the US Strategic Command, arrived in Iceland. @ @ @ @ t5P! English , Science and Security Board The scientists behind the . @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! The Doomsday Clock reads 100 seconds to midnight, a decision made by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (just as it did back in January 2020 and last year as well). For 75 years, the organisation has shared how close it thinks the world is to complete destruction as a result of climate change, nuclear war, and, recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! ', "Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight, Signaling Concern Among Scientists", "The Doomsday Clock is now just 2 minutes to 'midnight,' the symbolic hour of the apocalypse", "A new abnormal: It is still 2 minutes to midnight", "Doomsday clock: Humanity closer to annihilation than ever before, scientists say; Clock is now set to 100 seconds to midnight, experts announce", "Putin's Move on Nuclear Treaty May Signal End to Formal Arms Control", "Doomsday Clock: Iron Maiden Two Minutes to Midnight", "The people behind the Doomsday Clock explain why we're so close to midnight", "Linkin Park Makes 'Minutes to Midnight' Count", "The Pyramid at the End of the World: The Fact File", "What If Women Ruled the World? @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! Information about the Doomsday Clock Symposium,[10] a timeline of the Clock's settings,[11] and multimedia shows about the Clock's history and culture[12] can also be found on the Bulletin's website. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! stream . The end of life on earth, however, is more likely to come from human-inflicted wounds. For the first time in decades, this ongoing war brings nuclear threat to the forefront. @ @ @ @ t5P! 6 About this app. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! Half are under the age of 35. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! [7] After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they began publishing a mimeographed newsletter and then the magazine, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which, since its inception, has depicted the Clock on every cover. As Eugene Rabinowitch, another co-founder of the Bulletin, explained later: The Bulletin's Clock is not a gauge to register the ups and downs of the international power struggle; it is intended to reflect basic changes in the level of continuous danger in which mankind lives in the nuclear age[8], Langsdorf chose a clock to reflect the urgency of the problem: like a countdown, the Clock suggests that destruction will naturally occur unless someone takes action to stop it.[9]. Before this year, it did so in 2020. @ @ @ @ t5P! And worst of all, Russias thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons remind the world that escalation of the conflictby accident, intention, or miscalculationis a terrible risk. or redistributed. @ @ @ @ t5P! This year, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward, largely (though not exclusively) because of the mounting dangers of the war in Ukraine. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! The Bulletin focuses on three main areas: nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies, including developments in biotechnology. @ @ @ 7 @ @ @ ZE @ @ 6 @ @ @ i\B @ @ [ o @ @ @ @ @ #Om$@ @ @ % @ @ h @ @ @ h @ @ @G H @ @ @`Ks @ @ l%! Sea-level rise is accelerating faster than prior models of worst-case-scenarios had predicted; the burning of tropical rainforests is producing more atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) than the rainforests absorb; and even the perpetually frozen region of Antarctica known as the "Last Ice Area" is in danger of melting away. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! ", "Running the 'Doomsday Clock' is a full-time job. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! The clock's setting was left unchanged in 2021 and 2022. @ @ @ @ t5P! The Doomsday Clock reads 100 seconds to midnight, a decision made by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (just as it did back in January 2020 and last year as well). @ @ @ @ t5P! Time to reset. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! Russias invasion of Ukraine has increased the risk of nuclear weapons use, raised the specter of biological and chemical weapons use, hamstrung the worlds response to climate change, and hampered international efforts to deal with other global concerns. 11 0 obj NY 10036. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! Russia has also brought its war to the Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor sites, violating international protocols and risking widespread release of radioactive materials. PROGRAM Panel 1 Who and What Are Driving the Rush Toward World War? @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! Founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein and University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first atomic weapons in the Manhattan Project, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists created the Doomsday Clock two years later, using the imagery of apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero) to convey threats to humanity and the planet. @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;]
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@ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! @ @ @ @ t5P! In December 1987, the Clock is moved back three minutes as the United States and the Soviet Union sign the, The United States and Soviet Union sign the. << /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Width 498 /Height 212 /Interpolate true @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! The Clock was first represented in 1947, when the Bulletin co-founder Hyman Goldsmith asked artist Martyl Langsdorf (wife of Manhattan Project research associate and Szilrd petition signatory Alexander Langsdorf, Jr.) to design a cover for the magazine's June 1947 issue. As UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in August, the world has entered a time of nuclear danger not seen since the height of the Cold War.. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! [18], The clock was left unchanged in 2019 due to the twin threats of nuclear weapons and climate change, and the problem of those threats being "exacerbated this past year by the increased use of information warfare to undermine democracy around the world, amplifying risk from these and other threats and putting the future of civilization in extraordinary danger."[4]. The Clock had been set at 100 seconds since 2020. @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! The scientific body evaluates the clock each January. Efforts by the International Atomic Energy Agency to secure these plants so far have been rebuffed. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! On January 23, 2020, the Clock was moved to 100 seconds (1 minute, 40 seconds) before midnight. The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, the, In response to a perception of increased scientific cooperation and public understanding of the dangers of nuclear weapons (as well as political actions taken to avoid ", The United States and the Soviet Union sign the, Every nation in the world, with the notable exceptions of India, Israel, and Pakistan, signs the, Unforeseeable end to deadlock in AmericanSoviet talks as the. This adjustment was largely attributed to the risk of nuclear escalation that arose from the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. @ @ @ @ t5P! Copyright 2023 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! And today, we're closer than ever to total annihilation. New York, Now, it's set at 90 seconds to midnight. It has been set backward and forward 25 times since then, the smallest-ever number of minutes to midnight being two (in 1953 and 2018) and the largest seventeen (in 1991). In Germany, there was a . @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ w;I @ @ @ @ 9w @ @@@& @ @ @ @ 4 @ @N`z ) @ @ @ @ Gb @ y @ @ @ #@ @ \$%@ @ @ @ CL"@ @ ]9{ @ @ @ @ v( @ @ ; @ @ @ @ vI @ @K uo @ @ @ @@WE @ p's= @ @ @ #p1 @ t mB @ @ @ jHC @ v @ @ @ @ r!& @ @ .M @ @ @ @ ;]
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@ HJ @ @ @ kD @ r^6! @ @ 9 @ @ @ @ ?vI @ @Kuo @ @ @ @@WE @ HJ @ @ @ #kD @ \6! @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! The clock's time for 2021 100 seconds before midnight is the closest the hands have come to the so-called doomsday hour in the clock's history. @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ @ @ t5P! Legal Statement. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists/Facebook CNN The Doomsday Clock has. @ @ @ @ t5P! One element of risk reduction could involve sustained, high-level US military-to-military contacts with Russia to reduce the likelihood of miscalculation. Share this! [24] Tristin Hopper in the National Post acknowledges that "there are plenty of things to worry about regarding climate change", but states that climate change is not in the same league as total nuclear destruction. stream @ @ @ @ t5P! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! @ @ ;I @ @ @ @ 9 @ @@@uo @ @ @ @@WE @ '= @ @ @ #1 @ t \6! Has moved the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock has become a universally indicator... 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