Nuclear War Expert: 72 Minutes To Wipe Out 60% Of Humans, In The Hands Of 1 Person! - Annie Jacobsen

Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist, New York Times bestselling author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her books include, ‘Area 51’, ‘Operation Paperclip’, and ‘The Pentagon’s Brain’.

00:00 Intro
01:59 Why Write This Book Now?
06:30 Are We Getting Closer to Nuclear War?
08:05 Who Is in Charge of the Nuclear Button?
12:23 The Evolution of Nuclear Weapons
16:16 Who Has Nuclear Weapons?
21:32 What Is the Football and Why Is Near the President 24/7?
24:30 How Important Is Picking the Right Leader?
28:17 What If the President Is Dead?
29:28 The Biggest Mistakes in Nuclear Detection
32:16 Nuclear War Games and Strategies
38:09 How Do the Decision Makers Cope?
40:32 How Would We Know Where the Nuclear Bomb Got Launched From?
46:02 What Happens After the First Minutes?
51:46 What Happens if the President Dies
53:23 The Aftermath
01:01:59 What Would Happen to a Country After It's Struck by Nuclear Bomb
01:06:51 How Many People Will Die?
01:07:35 Where Is Safe?
01:10:07 What Is the Solution?
01:14:02 How Did Annie's Feelings Change?
01:15:53 Conspiracy or Real?
01:26:55 The Role of the CIA
01:30:36 AI and the War Machine
01:40:55 Is Annie Optimistic?
01:43:37 The Origin of War
01:46:24 The Most Important Takeaway from Annie's Books
01:50:25 The People on Both Sides of Nuclear
01:59:18 The Impact of Your Books on You
02:00:46 Survivors of Nuclear Bomb
02:02:28 Conversations with Her Husband
02:06:18 What Have You Changed Your Mind About?

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[TheDiaryOfACEO]

If you like this episode please can you do me a little favour and hit the like button on the video - helps us a lot! I really appreciate you all x ❤👊🏾

[lassejohannsen-viux]

Guys live your life the best you can, appreciate every day! Most of the „leaders“ in this world are psychopaths or idiots. Treat everyone with respect and be kind ♥️

[onthetarmacinc.]

My mother was a hiroshima bomb survivor. She married my father who was in us naval aviation. I remember the stories she told me about the atomic bomb being dropped and the horror. She was the many Koreans who migrated to Japan. I miss her very much. She taught me about love and kindness towards everyone. Life is precious.

[deanrobinson]

She makes this podcast easier to listen to because of her soothing voice even though the thought of nuclear war is terrifying.

[Clairveux]

“The Day After” that was hugely influential to me as a teenager…everyone is talking about how great the 80’s were, but truthfully, I lived my teens thinking about how, at any moment, Thermonuclear War could destroy everything.

[vanhelsing]

Man invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse in the world would build a mousetrap.
Albert Einstein

[jezzd]

it blows my mind that a handful of people around the world have this power and 8 billion of us have no say in it.

[grey]

She got one of the most calming voice. That voice alone is probably gotten a lot of people to feel comfortable and open up with her lol.

[catherinemackinnon]

10:53 pm I just finished listening to this. I was fascinated by the dialogue. The interviewing style is easy and relaxed and seemed to ask all the questions needed to be asked. Annie Jacobsen is unique.

[bevanbasson]

Vasili Arkipov and Stanislav Petrov. 2 men who single handedly literally saved us from nuclear war by not pressing a button, on two separate occasions. There names should be known by everyone.

[akula]

Part of my service as a Royal Military Policeman going to West Germany in the 1980s, was to assess and plot fallout from tactical nukes. Plot the danger zones. We were considered as expendable. But back then, we had somewhat competent and sane statesman who were trying to de-escalate as much as possible. What is worrying me now is that we don’t. We have incompetent buffoons in control, who are detached from reality.

[viviannization]

I am 72 and am grateful for having lived a full and interesting life. However, it is a sad sad day when mankind reduces itself to this disaster. BTW, watch the movie On the Beach. It deals with a nuclear war where only those in Australia survived.

[AndrewHawley]

I’m massively conflicted. Never has such a shocking story being told by such a calming voice. I don’t know whether to scream or sleep.

[djice]

New Zealand if you want to save yourself 2hrs of time you could spend with your family and friends. Time is short people, everybody wants your attention and making money off it. Not against all things, but this could’ve been a 10 min. Video. Stop worrying about things you cannot control. Just remember there’s a lot of evildoers in the world, bad things will happen to them too, they bleed just like us. Let’s stay united to fight them all.

[KMMK]

This so interesting! Thank you for introducing us to Ms.Jacobsen. Just bought the book! 📚

[elwoodgroves]

This was an amazing interview!!! Your interviewing skills and your knowledge of the subject matter was top rate. Thanks for having Annie Jacobsen. She is clearly one of the best investigative writers in the business. She has done so much to better inform people on how the world really works. Her work is invaluable.

[mariar]

80 year old Presidents with this kind of power is insane.

[adalsm]

Annie is available for children's parties 🥳

[CUTONTHEACTION]

Great interview. I'm a Gen Xer; growing up we knew everything mentioned here. For example that the US President can launch our nuclear arsenal by him or herself. We assumed most of humanity would not survive a nuclear war. I didn't realize that other people didn't know all of this; I guess it makes sense that people who grew up after the fall of the Soviet Union didn't have this on their minds.

[nathalieC]

Excellent podcast! Annie Jacobsen is so interesting, clearly able to convey complicated information in a way that can be quickly understood. Can't wait to read her books.