2 years after nuclear war: Who survives? | Annie Jacobsen and Lex Fridman

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Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author of "Nuclear War: A Scenario" and many other books on war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security.

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[LexClips]

Guest bio: Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author of "Nuclear War: A Scenario" and many other books on war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security.

[jamesm]

What lex said about people forgetting everything after a nuclear war.I can recommend a book called a Canticle for Leibowitz. It is SF book about a small group of monks keeping knowledge safe after nuclear war. The saying people who forget history are doomed to repeat it applies to this book.

[furiousgeorge]

This conversation should be on Fallout 5's pipboy radio

[Norm_MacLeod]

It isn't about who survives.
It's about who in their right mind would want to.

[contecrayononpaper]

My silver lining: I'm no longer worried about that approaching job interview with the manager for Chick-fil-A.

[MarioP]

The human survivors will be the descendants of the people who pressed the buttons, that survived in their mega bunkers.

[bradyoung]

Best advice i can give you is to join the brotherhood of steel and get yourself a power suit

[willsharman]

Starting to feel like 1983 again ....if only the music was as good 😊

[JK-plbh]

I lived during the era of ducking under our desks in school when we had civil defense practice. I remember as a 4th grader thinking that this is silly, this desk isn’t going to do anything. (Maybe it was a fantastical desk with properties unbeknown to me.) I’ve never even worried about nuclear war, if it happens it happens. I’ve always liked the quote from general Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson when queried if he was a afraid to die: "Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave."

[George.Coleman]

**Earth's only remaining inhabitant**
Chuck Norris: "Peace, at last"

[dontthrowrocksatmonkeys]

The system of the earth is so complex we can’t even reliably predict the weather, nobody knows what 2 years after nuclear war would be, but my guess is it would be worse than anything we could predict or imagine.

[ding]

One of the most soothing voices i have ever heard. Also helps that she has done the research. Deep respect.

[TheTrentReznor]

And this is at least one plausible reason for The Great Silence. Most civilizations of intelligence destroy themselves.

[normanmacfarlane]

Hi Anna, I have just ordered your book from Amazon .
That was a frightening talk with Lex but you still came up with a positive post script.
God bless, thank you.

[o.d.kay]

Pulled up YouTube looking for mindless happiness, left crying and depressed listening to this ray of sunshine.

[BrianL]

Just remember for us who have been 0:13 left behind with NO underground bunker, you can go after those who are in bunkers ventilation systems ! Trust me, they will have to come out 👌

[zacharyshepherd]

And then when you hear about celebrities building the bunkers. That shits is more scary than anything I can imagine

[colofthedead]

I actually watched another video recently where a different scientist walked back the nuclear winter theory, saying they now know from volcanoes and the like that the particles cannot stay in the air long enough to cause a winter that long. But they deliberately didn't downplay their earlier claims as they want humanity to remain terrified (as we should be!) of a full nuclear exchange.

[darenbukator]

Fight with sticks.
Fight with guns.
Fight with nukes.
Fight with sticks.

[angusdog]

Loved this episode. Anne is a great guest. I could listen all day