Annie Jacobsen

Which violates treaties. So, yes, that is where the intelligence agencies – but, you know, at a point, it's overkill, literally and figuratively, right? People are up in arms about these hypersonic weapons. Well, we have a hypersonic weapons program, you know, Falcon, Google Black Swift, right? This is Lockheed's doing – you know, DARPA – exists to create the vast weapon systems of the future.

Which violates treaties. So, yes, that is where the intelligence agencies – but, you know, at a point, it's overkill, literally and figuratively, right? People are up in arms about these hypersonic weapons. Well, we have a hypersonic weapons program, you know, Falcon, Google Black Swift, right? This is Lockheed's doing – you know, DARPA – exists to create the vast weapon systems of the future.

Which violates treaties. So, yes, that is where the intelligence agencies – but, you know, at a point, it's overkill, literally and figuratively, right? People are up in arms about these hypersonic weapons. Well, we have a hypersonic weapons program, you know, Falcon, Google Black Swift, right? This is Lockheed's doing – you know, DARPA – exists to create the vast weapon systems of the future.

That is its job. It has been doing that since its creation in 1957. I would never believe that we aren't ahead of everyone. Call me over-informed or naive, one or the other. That would be my position because DARPA works from the chicken or the egg scenario. Once you learn about something, once you learn Russia's created this

That is its job. It has been doing that since its creation in 1957. I would never believe that we aren't ahead of everyone. Call me over-informed or naive, one or the other. That would be my position because DARPA works from the chicken or the egg scenario. Once you learn about something, once you learn Russia's created this

That is its job. It has been doing that since its creation in 1957. I would never believe that we aren't ahead of everyone. Call me over-informed or naive, one or the other. That would be my position because DARPA works from the chicken or the egg scenario. Once you learn about something, once you learn Russia's created this

typhoon submarine, which may or may not be viable, it's too late if you don't already have one.

typhoon submarine, which may or may not be viable, it's too late if you don't already have one.

typhoon submarine, which may or may not be viable, it's too late if you don't already have one.

I think Americans are familiar with the football, at least anyone who sort of follows national security concepts, because it's a satchel. It's a leather satchel that is always with a military aid in Secret Service nomenclature. That's the mill aid. And he's trailing around the president 24-7, 365 days a year, and also the vice president, by the way.

I think Americans are familiar with the football, at least anyone who sort of follows national security concepts, because it's a satchel. It's a leather satchel that is always with a military aid in Secret Service nomenclature. That's the mill aid. And he's trailing around the president 24-7, 365 days a year, and also the vice president, by the way.

I think Americans are familiar with the football, at least anyone who sort of follows national security concepts, because it's a satchel. It's a leather satchel that is always with a military aid in Secret Service nomenclature. That's the mill aid. And he's trailing around the president 24-7, 365 days a year, and also the vice president, by the way.

with the ability to launch nuclear war in that six-minute window all the time, okay? That is also called the football. And it's always with the president. To report this part of the book, I interviewed a lot of people in the Secret Service that are with the president and talk about this. And the director of the Secret Service, a guy called Lou Merletti, told me a story that I just...

with the ability to launch nuclear war in that six-minute window all the time, okay? That is also called the football. And it's always with the president. To report this part of the book, I interviewed a lot of people in the Secret Service that are with the president and talk about this. And the director of the Secret Service, a guy called Lou Merletti, told me a story that I just...

with the ability to launch nuclear war in that six-minute window all the time, okay? That is also called the football. And it's always with the president. To report this part of the book, I interviewed a lot of people in the Secret Service that are with the president and talk about this. And the director of the Secret Service, a guy called Lou Merletti, told me a story that I just...

really found fascinating. He was also in charge of the president's detail, President Clinton this was, before he was director of the Secret Service. And he told me the story about how, he said, the football is with the president at all times, period, okay? They were traveling to Syria, and Clinton was meeting with President Assad. And they got into an elevator,

really found fascinating. He was also in charge of the president's detail, President Clinton this was, before he was director of the Secret Service. And he told me the story about how, he said, the football is with the president at all times, period, okay? They were traveling to Syria, and Clinton was meeting with President Assad. And they got into an elevator,

really found fascinating. He was also in charge of the president's detail, President Clinton this was, before he was director of the Secret Service. And he told me the story about how, he said, the football is with the president at all times, period, okay? They were traveling to Syria, and Clinton was meeting with President Assad. And they got into an elevator,

Clinton and the Secret Service team, and one of Assad's guys was like, no, you know, like about the mill aid. And Lew said it was like a standoff because there was no way they were not going to have the president with his football in an elevator. And it kind of sums up, for me anyways— you realize what goes into every single one of these decisions.

Clinton and the Secret Service team, and one of Assad's guys was like, no, you know, like about the mill aid. And Lew said it was like a standoff because there was no way they were not going to have the president with his football in an elevator. And it kind of sums up, for me anyways— you realize what goes into every single one of these decisions.