Something I didn't realize before checking after reading this article: the Doomsday Clock[0] is currently set to 3 minutes before midnight. It was only set closer to midnight from 1953-1960, and this is tied with 1949-1953 and 1984-1988.
While the clock isnt't an accurate or objective measure (just the opinion of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists), that's pretty disheartening.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock