Ep 204: Annie Jacobsen on Nuclear War

School of War · Jun 10, 2025 · 55m

Annie Jacobsen, journalist and author of Nuclear War: A Scenario, joins the show to discuss nuclear weapons and their use.

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Times

• 01:20 Introduction

• 02:50 Finding the music

• 07:02 Reporting

• 09:15 Hidden information

• 11:22 The scenario

• 13:50 Launch on warning

• 17:30 Villians

• 20:45 Annihilation

• 26:25 The Black Book

• 30:40 North Korea

• 34:03 Interception

• 37:42 ICBMs

• 43:39 Deterrence

• 49:29 Obama

• 52:50 Right to know

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