90 seconds until midnight is the "time" currently indicated by the Doomsday Clock which attempts to show how far away we are from a potential nuclear war. The comment means that these people are willing to risk nuclear annihilation for trivial reasons
When your train is 5 minutes late but it's already 90 seconds until midnight
What is that supposed to mean?
90 seconds until midnight is the "time" currently indicated by the Doomsday Clock which attempts to show how far away we are from a potential nuclear war. The comment means that these people are willing to risk nuclear annihilation for trivial reasons