Annie Jacobsen

Yes. Yes. And so these kinds of the humanness, you know, balanced out with the mechanization of it all is it's just really grotesque.

Yes. Yes. And so these kinds of the humanness, you know, balanced out with the mechanization of it all is it's just really grotesque.

Yes. Yes. And so these kinds of the humanness, you know, balanced out with the mechanization of it all is it's just really grotesque.

Okay, ready? It's going to fly in circles. That's where it's going. It's flying in circles around the United States of America so that nuclear weapons can be launched anywhere. from the air after the ground systems are taken out by the incoming ICBMs or the incoming submarine-launched ballistic missiles. This has been in play since the 50s.

Okay, ready? It's going to fly in circles. That's where it's going. It's flying in circles around the United States of America so that nuclear weapons can be launched anywhere. from the air after the ground systems are taken out by the incoming ICBMs or the incoming submarine-launched ballistic missiles. This has been in play since the 50s.

Okay, ready? It's going to fly in circles. That's where it's going. It's flying in circles around the United States of America so that nuclear weapons can be launched anywhere. from the air after the ground systems are taken out by the incoming ICBMs or the incoming submarine-launched ballistic missiles. This has been in play since the 50s.

These are the contingency plans for when nuclear war happens. So again, going back to this absurd paradox, nuclear war will never happen. Mutual assured destruction, that is why deterrence will hold. Well, I found a talk that the deputy director of STRATCOM gave to a very close-knit group where he said, yes, deterrence will hold, but if it fails, everything unravels.

These are the contingency plans for when nuclear war happens. So again, going back to this absurd paradox, nuclear war will never happen. Mutual assured destruction, that is why deterrence will hold. Well, I found a talk that the deputy director of STRATCOM gave to a very close-knit group where he said, yes, deterrence will hold, but if it fails, everything unravels.

These are the contingency plans for when nuclear war happens. So again, going back to this absurd paradox, nuclear war will never happen. Mutual assured destruction, that is why deterrence will hold. Well, I found a talk that the deputy director of STRATCOM gave to a very close-knit group where he said, yes, deterrence will hold, but if it fails, everything unravels.

And think about that word, unravels, right? And the unraveling is, you know, the doomsday plane launches. The STRATCOM commander jumps in. He's in that plane. He's flying around the United States. And he's making decisions because the Pentagon's been taken out. At 9-11, by the way, Bush was in the doomsday plane.

And think about that word, unravels, right? And the unraveling is, you know, the doomsday plane launches. The STRATCOM commander jumps in. He's in that plane. He's flying around the United States. And he's making decisions because the Pentagon's been taken out. At 9-11, by the way, Bush was in the doomsday plane.

And think about that word, unravels, right? And the unraveling is, you know, the doomsday plane launches. The STRATCOM commander jumps in. He's in that plane. He's flying around the United States. And he's making decisions because the Pentagon's been taken out. At 9-11, by the way, Bush was in the doomsday plane.

It basically happens in three acts. There's the first 24 minutes, the next 24 minutes, and the last 24 minutes. And that is the reality of nuclear weapons.

It basically happens in three acts. There's the first 24 minutes, the next 24 minutes, and the last 24 minutes. And that is the reality of nuclear weapons.

It basically happens in three acts. There's the first 24 minutes, the next 24 minutes, and the last 24 minutes. And that is the reality of nuclear weapons.

I was at a dinner party with a very informed person, right? Like somebody who really should have known this. And this is when I was considering writing and reporting this book. And he said to me, Oh, Annie, that would never happen because of our powerful interceptor system, okay? Well, he's wrong. Let me tell you about our powerful interceptor system.

I was at a dinner party with a very informed person, right? Like somebody who really should have known this. And this is when I was considering writing and reporting this book. And he said to me, Oh, Annie, that would never happen because of our powerful interceptor system, okay? Well, he's wrong. Let me tell you about our powerful interceptor system.

I was at a dinner party with a very informed person, right? Like somebody who really should have known this. And this is when I was considering writing and reporting this book. And he said to me, Oh, Annie, that would never happen because of our powerful interceptor system, okay? Well, he's wrong. Let me tell you about our powerful interceptor system.

First of all, we have 44 interceptor missiles, total, period, full stop. Let me repeat, 44, okay? Earlier, we were talking about Russia's 1,670 interceptors. deployed nuclear weapons. How are those 44 interceptor missiles going to work, right? And they also have a success rate of around 50%. So they work 50% of the time.

First of all, we have 44 interceptor missiles, total, period, full stop. Let me repeat, 44, okay? Earlier, we were talking about Russia's 1,670 interceptors. deployed nuclear weapons. How are those 44 interceptor missiles going to work, right? And they also have a success rate of around 50%. So they work 50% of the time.