Annie Jacobsen on Nuclear War - a Second by Second Timeline 

Does anyone else find her voice very relaxing? I mean she's talking about the end of the world and I'm still like... ☺️

She’s calmly and lovingly explaining to a cherished young person how they’re going to be incinerated with love

Annie Jacobsen: She is the ultimate Horror/ASMR/Bedtime Story Narrator. Nothing this horrible ever sounded so good.

She should make a relaxation audio for playing when the bombs drop. Just some herbal tea and her voice. Ahhh, so peaceful (blinding flash).

I listen to this when im stressed. Crazy relaxing voice.

I haven't read a book in 30 years, I read this 400-page book in 4 days. Incredible information as bleak and terrifying as it is, a must read to understand how close we are to destruction.

Finished reading it last week, is fascinating and frightening

How wonderful to listen to a well-spoken, articulate, knowledgeable person on possibly the most important subject of our time. I can’t listen to people drunk with emotions, which is most people in mainstream media and to a lesser extent, RU-vid and the like, and people in general. I applaud sober people who speak clearly and intelligently and who don’t spew their emotional energy all over the listener. High praise to Annie and my deepest thanks to her for sharing the facts of such a deeply serious matter in such a calm and reasonable way. Thanks Annie for making palatable, what is unthinkable. I plan to get the audio of this woman’s remarkable book.

She has an amazing voice

I’m reading her book now. It’s absolutely eye opening and mind blowing. We are so under prepared for nuclear war.

Bought her book on audible and on amazon to try to support her for doing such great, detailed work. Looking forward to reading it (but at the same time not, lol)

Even in Canada, the US owns a lab in many upper air stations with air scrubbers that detect radioactive isotopes. These filters are changed regularly and the difference in time between detection between locations allows triangulation of where the isosopes came from. In this way, nuclear incidents or tests above ground cannot be hidden. The Americans can find the location of any such event anywhere on the planet.

She needs a netflix show

Great but terrifying book. Absolutely terrifying

I'm buying this book.

I just got done with the audiobook. It’s astonishing, frightening and well worth it. Buy this book and share it!

If we were going to strike N. Korea, wouldn’t we use submarines? Just curious because Annie describes a scenario where we would “go over pole” and Russia using ICBM’s.

I got the audio book...and, as former USAF Intelligence, I was amazed at the authenticity, the detail, and the horror. It is definitely worth reading or listening to.

Awesome podcast. Just ordered her book. 👌🏻

I grew up in the Soviet Union and we had a nuclear underground concrete shelter next to every school and drill what to do in case of nuclear attack. I don't see any nuclear shelters in major cities in the US, and that nuclear shelters should be constructed and ready asap!

Sounds like an interesting book. I'll check it out. She's certainly hyping it up; many many interviews on RU-vid.

Have hypersonic missiles changed the timing?

Smart Author, she wrote a book on people's fears during a time when everyone is afraid. I love Nukes, it's going to suck if you ever hear the "Tang" sound that they create as metal explodes, but just for a fraction of a second. Seriously, don't worry about the Nukes, the day will come when they will be used, all weapons made eventually get used. Instead think about what you are going to do in the event you are lucky or unlucky enough to live?

Never read such a stressing book!

50% miss rate by interceptors? Maybe - it's a tough gig. However these interceptor missiles exist to guard against one or two launches from rogue states - generally seen as a more likely threat. No one in their right mind would think that 44 interceptors can deal with a massive Russian or Chinese attack - why is this even brought up as a serious issue?

For such an expert there are a few holes in her information. The US has Attack Subs following every single Russian Sub. Not that the Russian sub-fleet ventures out much anymore. Also, we would not use ICBMs on North Korea. We would use SLBMs (Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles) and/or nuclear-capable cruise missiles.

She reminds me of the character, Professor Groeteschele from the film Fail Safe. BTW what are the odds that years ago, the Chicoms and Russians haven't slipped nukes into the country via lead lined shipping containers, and they're just parked around the country in major cities and near military bases? Port and customs officials can't be bought off to look the other way?

Hi, in your opinion what is the likelihood of a nuclear war? And which country is most likely to use nuclear, given the most recent developments in IRAN-ISRAEL?

What's missing here is that AGEIS. SM6 and SM3 are a shield and there are lots of them. On top of that you're missing the energy based systems.

I guess she has to sell her book. I remember in the 80's this was a daily topic (unfortunately it' coming back). We've known since 1954 (Castle Bravo) about the effects. Happy sales AJ!

China also has mobile launch platforms for missiles such as the hypersonic DF-41 even.

She needs to include y'all facts about what the positive are of nuclear weapons and treatments for exposure like ARS or ARP to truly understand and try and affect change. Listen to Ryan MacBeth.

Isn’t this timing problem part of Putins argument for not having NATO in Ukraine?

She mentions The Day After. British film Threads is much more terrifying. I saw the ABC movie the nite it was telecast, Threads a few years later at a small boutique theater. Threads was, IMO, much more realistic.

Love Annie's books in general and this one in particular. However, she has two major blind spots in her narrative. First is regarding missile defense. Yes, the Alaska and California sites have limited numbers of interceptors (mostly due to treaty obligations). But I find it odd that she doesn't even mention the Navy's newfound ability to hit ICBMs with the new SM-3 Block IIA. It seems she could at least mention this capability rather than presenting only the evidence against missile defense. Similar with the nuclear winter thing. Yes, there are plenty of studies that say it will be bad. There are also plenty of studies that say it will be quite mild. On both of these issues, she presents a consensus that just isn't there. Great book otherwise! Don't read it at night though

Sarah Connor speaking - great interview.

It’s going to happen the only question is when. Humans will never learn not to destroy themselves. If someone has something that you desire and can’t get the response is to take it by force by many people. The reason countries have military’s is not about defending themselves it’s about imposing their countries will on others that think differently.

I saw a tour video on one these missile silos they showed the steps and old technology they take to lunch minute man missiles. They use large floppy disk not the 3 whatever inch or the 5 what ever inches. They use larger ones i don't remember how much bigger but bigger than the 5 inch ones got two persons at the old computer from the 60s or something they have two nobs they have to turn at unicen then the missiles will start do the sequence to launch. That was interesting how its done then and still today it called a fail safe i believe why they still use that old technology.

Glad she is talking about the fallacy of the current U.S interceptor system. I can't believe how many people believe the interceptors are a credible defense in their current guise.

Prepare for the end, so scary

Her book ( and the inevitable movie) are important because of the conversations that will result. It’s important to realize how implausible her sequence of events is. NK launches a single ICBM at DC, and the US responds in minutes with scores of minuteman missiles that must overfly Russian airspace. This initiates a massive Russian strike, and a subsequent massive US response. It is implausible to the point of absurdity that our military hasn’t simulated many scenarios that avoid this escalation chain. What about our response coming from air-launched cruise missiles or SLBMs? There will certainly always be a US boomer submarine in the western Pacific. One could even imagine a scenario in which the US responds with a massive conventional attack

This chick could lull me to sleep with tales of the apocalypse.

She sounds exactly like The Boss from MGS 3: Snake Eater which makes this so much more credible

Love her voice, so pleasant and relaxing!

wonder if annie has seen the bbc film war book?

Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth -luke 21

"The only way to win is not to play" is a good quote from a movie, but apparently we have some rogue actors out there saying "if can't get what I want, then we all die." Trying to squirm out of MAD for "reasons". As if they are holding the globe hostage. In that case, we die free.

Thank you for interviewing her. I bought her book and I pray the people that have the power to end us all, read it, learn, and work to remove these horrible weapons from arsenals.

Annie Jacobsen sounds like the Hollywood Rona Barrett of Thermonuclear War.

Annie Jacobsen has that throaty, husky, relaxed voice that makes the most horrendous end of the World scenario seem so matter-of-fact and peaceful....🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😎🇮🇱

This is my type of party girl.

How come Nuclear Winter didn't happen from all the Nuke tests?

Why do a handful of people get to decide our death? Today a few people brought us all closer to death. I do not give psychopaths' power over my life.

Not if when

What is the point of briefing the president if he is senile?

Look up.

It was Madame de Pompadour, lover of Louis XV of France, said "After me the flood" in French of cause.

That's what my grandpa taught me when I was a child

The satellites detect infrared emissions, heat, and the amount of energy being emitted, ICBMs will emit distinct heat signatures from size of missile nozzle. The trajectory needs to be calculated but the missile needs to start to pitch over from vertical to begin the calculations with direction being determined quickly but distance will need to wait until near booster shutdown. Any detection false or not will take a minute of observation to assess before determining the threat of that detection. A single launch would not look like a first strike, it would take many simultaneous launches with ICBM heat signatures to start the defense process immediately while working on trajectory calculations to confirm an attack on US. The sub launch ballistic missile is hindered by the increased noise a larger nuclear powered sub makes and the very robust sonar net the US coasts have plus attack subs patrolling makes approaching the coast is difficult but not impossible. In times of increased tensions extra patrols will be assigned and the sonar net will be very attentive in real time, complacency is a main factor in letting foreign subs approach undetected until sonar records are reviewed catching the sub after the fact.

Pressing a button normally.

It would be 33 minutes that number!

⭐Stock up on precious metals (brass, copper, lead) while you can, from Winchester, Remington, etc.⭐

I listened to this book on audible. I thought she had AI read her book....nope just strange AI voice. Great Book...was hard to listen to her voice for hours.

She's got a hot voice ❤

Tell Annie Thank You. What the "Ostrich-People" don't admit is that even today, after all the Strategic Arms Reductions of the 'Nuclear Club', Global Thermonuclear War would be a Near-Extinction Level Event (E.L.E.) for Terran-Humanity. Also, I had it explained to me in the late 1970s that The U.S. shifted from a Second-Strike (Launch after Initial Attack) to Launch on Warning due to Soviet ICBMs becoming more accurate (Sub-500yds C.E.P.) & the Soviet Plan for a Time-On-Target (T.O.T.) Attack Scenario (Preemptive or otherwise). If you wait for your Enemies' Inbound Attack to begin hitting Target to physically verify a Nuclear Attack & your Attacker achieves a T.O.T of 05min. Or Less, you won't be able to Respond. GOD Help us All. Now then: Opinions are like Assholes, and I guess I just showed mine. Also, I agree that Launch On Warning is a Grevious Mistake & a Dangerous, Misleading Policy. I pray for the Men & Women of the Armed Forces for the burden of executing a Nuclear Attack Response. GOD Bless, Love and Protect the Peoples of Earth. Good Night.

But if they fire a E M P From a shipping container Off of a ship. In our own port Alll Bets are off

you cant intercept a mach 27 projectile

What frightens me is that I might not be at ground zero. I want to be vaporized and I am scared that I won't be.

I’m a fan of hers and have three of her books- my favorite is Operation Paperclip. One loving critique is Annie has a tendency to find outdated research and write on it as if it’s recent and still relevant. This was the case in Surprise, Kill, Vanish. So I’m hesitant to buy more titles that have stale content- Overall, lots of respect for Annie! She’s talented, passionate, intelligent and weaves a very strong story. She consulted/produced on the Amazon series, Jack Ryan etc . Fascinating lady Ava’s happy to see her successes

Right, right, right, right, right, right, right

She can see into the future with those thick glasses

"Realistically inform" through terror. The last 3 times we've been at high DEFCON's, we prevailed through cool minds and extreme luck. The world could've ended in the early 80's, over a computer mistake. Now youre embracing AI.

HAPPENS. When we talk all the time of what leaders want

"The day after" was a Disney tale about nuclear war. More accurate and realistic was, with no doubt, the british serie "Threats". Few people inside the U. S. know it.

Why do RU-vid want people to see this over your other videos? Strange they have pushed this at me multiple times and I’ve never viewed your channel before

She should do an instructional nuke disaster painting, kind of like Bob Ross, but with a not too happy ending.

When you think about what kind of people sitting in the position to push the button around the world,it’s outright scary..!

A.J. is smiling on the link as she presents nuclear destruction.

Wow what a voice Imagine if she hosted a late night radio show playing chill out blues or country ?

wow ! smart and beautiful !!!!! we must stopp the madness ! " uhh, don't ask mee' how !"

Things to think about.......container based nukes, hypersonic nukes, dirty bomb nukes smuggled in from the " open border" Or satelite nukes already in orbit...just waiting. That would be truly destructive because of the EMP . I don't think that an ICBM will be the first use choice

This lady is a breath of fresh air. With honesty. The clock is ticking with Putin and the support he's having from the republican party in the USA

And a Chinese spy balloon traveled across the entirity of the US mainland. 😅

I hope I'm wrong but I think that nuclear war is inevitable at this point

Um, does she mention hypersonic missiles launched from a sub? Those have made it a whole new ball game. Sorry, I had to quit 1/3 of the way through, she was lulling me to sleep.

Now you owe me even more money

Seems the immediate implication of this is the craziness of the ICBM system - that part of the triad should be eliminated because of how it encourages a use it or lose it scenario which directly leads to the 6 minute scenario which is pure insanity - if we could eliminate the ICBM systems, if the two main adversaries knew that their entire nuclear force were submarine based it would seem that would eliminate a first strike scenario - each side would know that the adversary would have full retaliatory capability intact - then the main issue at that point would be to design a system that could withstand an EMP scenario that might blind one side in a first strike- it seems a submarine based rather than air based or bunker based command center where a nation’s leader would be first taken by helicopter and some fail safe system to such a command center with instructions in case the leader of a nation does not make it of a system whereby someone is appointed by the president in charge of such a submarine based command center what do worked out in advance meticulous rules made to in case of a confirmed first strike - how to respond to make sure that deterrence remains a part of the MAD system - and not the “dead hand” scenario you mentioned in other discussions It seems we are living in a really crazy time right now so in need of this awareness before another Cuban missile crisis emerges as appears to be unfolding right now on the borders of Europe and our former adversary from the first Cold War which in those days although there was ideological battles they were not personalized - a respect was always maintained between leaders allowing for communication and compromise. There is such a craziness right now and a media that discourages thoughtfulness. Thank you so much for doing this - just hoping you can get the word out to as many platforms as possible. I love your passion and intelligence and eloquence and how you were able to get the cold warriors you interviewed to get their eloquent words to us and their worried as fears for the present.

Last night I dreamed of an angel wearing the same black glasses.

The dude who directed BR 2049 bought the rights to make a film about this book

Can't she get to the point and tell us the minute by minute breakdown?

Fear sells

I’ve listen to serval podcast with her on this last week. She definitely has that ASMR voice.. Maybe someone should send this to Iran?

AI is our Friend

You guys are never going to get it until it's too late , join the club

Life is a Journey to Death. We were born to die. What does it matter how it happens?

Both strikers will be destroyed. Let’s see who chooses to be 1st striker

The US would do the first strike.

IQ is directly proportional to spectacle thickness.

Nuclear MEANS nuclear. KLARISK

14:12 Russia just launched a Yars ICBM without warning any other countries.