Nuclear War: A Scenario with Annie Jacobsen 

Without warning, North Korea launches a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile at the United States. American satellites detect the launch within seconds, setting off a frantic, harrowing sequence of events that threatens to engulf the planet in a nuclear holocaust.
That’s the terrifying hypothetical storyline that journalist Annie Jacobsen imagines in her new book. It’s a minute-by-minute, and occasionally second-by-second account of how the vast U.S. national security apparatus would respond to a “bolt out of the blue” attack with a nuclear weapon. It’s a riveting story and the supreme cautionary tale.
Shane Harris spoke with Jacobsen about the book, the present threat of a nuclear world war, and her body of work, which has dug deeply into the dark corners of intelligence and national security.
Books, interviews, movies and TV shows discussed in this episode include:
Nuclear War: A Scenario www.penguinran...
Chatter interview with A.B. Stoddard about The Day After www.lawfaremed...
Top Gun: Maverick www.imdb.com/t...
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan www.imdb.com/t...
Find out more about Annie Jacobsen on:
Her Website: anniejacobsen....
Twitter: an...