Annie Jacobsen

Thank you so much for having me.

Thank you so much for having me.

Thank you so much for having me.

Mm-hmm. Okay, multiple questions. I mean, first of all, it's so great to be here with two of you who are, as you said, have done tabletop exercises like this. You guys are what I would call the real inside baseball players.

Mm-hmm. Okay, multiple questions. I mean, first of all, it's so great to be here with two of you who are, as you said, have done tabletop exercises like this. You guys are what I would call the real inside baseball players.

Mm-hmm. Okay, multiple questions. I mean, first of all, it's so great to be here with two of you who are, as you said, have done tabletop exercises like this. You guys are what I would call the real inside baseball players.

And what's remarkable about that, and it's so exciting that we get to talk about this, but I'm going to preface it by saying that, you know, as a journalist and an author, and of course, this is not my first rodeo. This is my seventh book. I always write about, you know.

And what's remarkable about that, and it's so exciting that we get to talk about this, but I'm going to preface it by saying that, you know, as a journalist and an author, and of course, this is not my first rodeo. This is my seventh book. I always write about, you know.

And what's remarkable about that, and it's so exciting that we get to talk about this, but I'm going to preface it by saying that, you know, as a journalist and an author, and of course, this is not my first rodeo. This is my seventh book. I always write about, you know.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yes. My job is to be able to present information to we, the people, of which I am one. And so when I get these words of high praise from individuals like you, it's extraordinarily gratifying because it allows me to recognize I am doing my job, which is take the information from those in the know, the alpha people, if you will, right?

Yes. My job is to be able to present information to we, the people, of which I am one. And so when I get these words of high praise from individuals like you, it's extraordinarily gratifying because it allows me to recognize I am doing my job, which is take the information from those in the know, the alpha people, if you will, right?

Yes. My job is to be able to present information to we, the people, of which I am one. And so when I get these words of high praise from individuals like you, it's extraordinarily gratifying because it allows me to recognize I am doing my job, which is take the information from those in the know, the alpha people, if you will, right?

The highest ranking position people all the way and all kinds of people throughout the chain of command, and then be able to relay that information to those of us folks that really want to understand this threat that impacts all of us. As you know, spoiler alert, the end of my book, 5 billion people are dead. And so we should know, and we want to know, and hopefully we do know.

The highest ranking position people all the way and all kinds of people throughout the chain of command, and then be able to relay that information to those of us folks that really want to understand this threat that impacts all of us. As you know, spoiler alert, the end of my book, 5 billion people are dead. And so we should know, and we want to know, and hopefully we do know.

The highest ranking position people all the way and all kinds of people throughout the chain of command, and then be able to relay that information to those of us folks that really want to understand this threat that impacts all of us. As you know, spoiler alert, the end of my book, 5 billion people are dead. And so we should know, and we want to know, and hopefully we do know.

And I've been overwhelmed by people reading this book. It's been extraordinarily well-read. And not only that, in 28 countries around the world, people saying, you know, I had no idea. Then they say, now I know. So to answer your question specifically, I don't think I would do anything differently, and we can dig into that, but I'll tell you precisely why.

And I've been overwhelmed by people reading this book. It's been extraordinarily well-read. And not only that, in 28 countries around the world, people saying, you know, I had no idea. Then they say, now I know. So to answer your question specifically, I don't think I would do anything differently, and we can dig into that, but I'll tell you precisely why.