The clock's at 90 seconds to midnight—wanna know why nobody's sleeping?
With the Doomsday Clock the closest it's ever been to midnight, Jane Corbin investigates the proliferation of nuclear weapons across the globe. She visits Los Alamos, home to the United States’ nuclear weapons development facility and the historic home of Oppenheimer’s Manhattan Project. In Scotland, she reveals the strategy behind Britain’s nuclear deterrent, and speaks to campaigners in Suffolk fighting against US weapons they fear will be based on UK soil. Jane also discovers how many of the global agreements and safeguards that have constrained the spread of nuclear weapons since the 1970s are breaking down. This is a story told by the scientists, investigators and diplomats who set the clock and have fought to ensure that the ultimate deterrent has not been used in over 70 years.
Direction
Palmer balances access with uncomfortable questions
Writing
Corbin's narration cuts through bureaucratic jargon
Director
Samuel Palmer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947 by Manhattan Project scientists who couldn't stop building the bomb but could warn about it.
Los Alamos remains fully operational—it's not a museum, it's still designing new weapons systems right now.
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