Ep 204: Annie Jacobsen on Nuclear War

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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