Should We Prepare for Nuclear War? (Annie Jacobsen)
Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen investigated this ticking-clock scenario, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, been privy to the response plans, and are responsible for those decisions should they need to be made.
Shermer and Jacobsen discuss: surviving a nuclear explosion \u2022 what happens in a nuclear bomb explosion \u2022 consequences of a nuclear exchange \u2022 Getting to Nuclear Zero \u2022 North Korea, China/Taiwan \u2022 increasing budgets for more weapons \u2022 types and quantities of nuclear weapons \u2022 why humans engage in aggression, violence, and war
Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and New York Times bestselling author. Her new book is Nuclear War: A Scenario.\xa0Her other books include:\xa0Area 51, Operation Paperclip, and The Pentagon\u2019s Brain.