Nuclear War
- Author Annie Jacobsen
- Narrator Annie Jacobsen
- Publisher Transworld
- Run Time 11 hours and 19 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Armed conflict, Explosives technology and pyrotechnics, Geopolitics, Military and defence strategy, Nuclear weapons, Politics and government, Society and Social Sciences, Theory of warfare and military science.
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What to expect
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There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And it could start in as little as 26 minutes and 40 seconds from now…
An edge-of-your-seat non-fiction thriller for readers of American Prometheus by Kai Bird or Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham.
The first rule of nuclear war is that there are no rules.
Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the Pentagon. Second by second and minute by minute, these are the real-life protocols that choreograph the end of civilisation as we know it.
If a single nuclear missile is launched, it provokes two dozen in return. Frantic calls over secure lines work to confirm the worst as armoured helicopters are scrambled outside. Decisions over hundreds of millions of lives need to be made within six minutes, based on partial information, knowing that once launched, nothing is capable of halting the destruction.
Because the plans for General Nuclear War are among the most classified secrets held by the United States government, this book takes the reader up to the razor’s edge of what can legally be known. Based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, been privy to the response plans, and been responsible for the decisions that will be made, this is the only account of what a nuclear exchange would look like.
Nuclear War is at once a compulsive non-fiction thriller and a powerful argument that we must rid ourselves of these world-ending weapons for ever.
©2024 Annie Jacobsen (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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What readers are saying about Nuclear War:
‘At times I felt as if I was reading fiction and had to keep reminding myself that it’s fact’
‘It reads like a thriller… a brilliant read and impressive feat of research and storytelling’
‘This book is a must-read for anyone who thinks nuclear weapons are the problem of a bygone era’
‘Exceptionally well researched, the author’s sources are impeccable, ably supported by technical information… a hugely powerful, sobering and compelling read’
‘Clearly very well researched and well sourced. 10/10′
‘A hugely informative piece of work that gives an enlightening insight into the world we live in today’
NetGalley reader reviews -
Read this book from page one. It will blow your mind.
Jon Stewart on Area 51 -
Sobering and brilliantly researched.
Alex Kershaw on Operation Paperclip -
A brilliantly researched account of a small but powerful secret government agency whose military research profoundly affects world affairs.
The Pulitzer Prize Committee on The Pentagon's Brain -
Books like Annie Jacobsen’s gripping “Nuclear War: A Scenario” are essential if you want to understand the complex and disturbing details that go into a civilization-destroying decision to drop the Bomb on an enemy.
The New York Times
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