Annie Jacobsen

It's like hitting a bullet with a bullet. Those are the words of the Missile Defense Agency. And so I think that helps listeners to understand what you're trying to deal with. And so the Golden Dome, from what I understand, is an entirely different array of systems that are in space that will identify and attack the incoming warhead, plural, because there's always MIRVs involved,

Yes. So from multiple altitudes, that alone, you can understand why most of us in the room, this room or any room, are at a serious deficiency trying to accurately discuss that. Now, I took this question to Richard Garwin, who developed the thermonuclear, who drew the plans for the thermonuclear bomb, for... Edward Teller when he was 23 years old. And I took this question to Ted Postal and others.

Yes. So from multiple altitudes, that alone, you can understand why most of us in the room, this room or any room, are at a serious deficiency trying to accurately discuss that. Now, I took this question to Richard Garwin, who developed the thermonuclear, who drew the plans for the thermonuclear bomb, for... Edward Teller when he was 23 years old. And I took this question to Ted Postal and others.

Yes. So from multiple altitudes, that alone, you can understand why most of us in the room, this room or any room, are at a serious deficiency trying to accurately discuss that. Now, I took this question to Richard Garwin, who developed the thermonuclear, who drew the plans for the thermonuclear bomb, for... Edward Teller when he was 23 years old. And I took this question to Ted Postal and others.

And while all of them know that the that the old Star Wars idea was was, as you say, a complete boondoggle, meaning it was not. I mean, I did an interview with Charles Townes a decade, a decade ago now who invented the laser. Yeah. And had this discussion with him. You know, I've been talking about this for a long time.

And while all of them know that the that the old Star Wars idea was was, as you say, a complete boondoggle, meaning it was not. I mean, I did an interview with Charles Townes a decade, a decade ago now who invented the laser. Yeah. And had this discussion with him. You know, I've been talking about this for a long time.

And while all of them know that the that the old Star Wars idea was was, as you say, a complete boondoggle, meaning it was not. I mean, I did an interview with Charles Townes a decade, a decade ago now who invented the laser. Yeah. And had this discussion with him. You know, I've been talking about this for a long time.

And again, not getting overwhelmed with kind of nerding out on engineering statistics, of which I am not capable, but rather as a metaphor to try and understand poetically. Is this. And. I don't know the answer and neither do any of those individuals as technology advances.

And again, not getting overwhelmed with kind of nerding out on engineering statistics, of which I am not capable, but rather as a metaphor to try and understand poetically. Is this. And. I don't know the answer and neither do any of those individuals as technology advances.

And again, not getting overwhelmed with kind of nerding out on engineering statistics, of which I am not capable, but rather as a metaphor to try and understand poetically. Is this. And. I don't know the answer and neither do any of those individuals as technology advances.

And that's very troubling for finances and for transparency and for democracy, because we just have no idea if it's a boondoggle or if it's actually legitimate.

And that's very troubling for finances and for transparency and for democracy, because we just have no idea if it's a boondoggle or if it's actually legitimate.

And that's very troubling for finances and for transparency and for democracy, because we just have no idea if it's a boondoggle or if it's actually legitimate.

I have an important thought for this on balance, if I may. and it goes to Denver's question about how I sleep at night. And I, and I'm very, you know, I just really believe that knowledge is, is King or knowledge is queen, because if you know something, then you're at least personally empowered. You're not frustrated by, you know, a giant wall between yourself and a comprehension. And, and,

I have an important thought for this on balance, if I may. and it goes to Denver's question about how I sleep at night. And I, and I'm very, you know, I just really believe that knowledge is, is King or knowledge is queen, because if you know something, then you're at least personally empowered. You're not frustrated by, you know, a giant wall between yourself and a comprehension. And, and,

I have an important thought for this on balance, if I may. and it goes to Denver's question about how I sleep at night. And I, and I'm very, you know, I just really believe that knowledge is, is King or knowledge is queen, because if you know something, then you're at least personally empowered. You're not frustrated by, you know, a giant wall between yourself and a comprehension. And, and,

So I was asked to go to the Vatican in the fall to give, you know, in today's, you know, Pope Francis died last night. I'm not a Catholic, but, you know, what a loss. And I went to the Vatican and I spoke. I was asked to speak specifically on nuclear war scenario to the cardinals. And. this idea of disarmament was the, was the premise of this, the Vatican, of course, being in pursuit of peace.

So I was asked to go to the Vatican in the fall to give, you know, in today's, you know, Pope Francis died last night. I'm not a Catholic, but, you know, what a loss. And I went to the Vatican and I spoke. I was asked to speak specifically on nuclear war scenario to the cardinals. And. this idea of disarmament was the, was the premise of this, the Vatican, of course, being in pursuit of peace.

So I was asked to go to the Vatican in the fall to give, you know, in today's, you know, Pope Francis died last night. I'm not a Catholic, but, you know, what a loss. And I went to the Vatican and I spoke. I was asked to speak specifically on nuclear war scenario to the cardinals. And. this idea of disarmament was the, was the premise of this, the Vatican, of course, being in pursuit of peace.

And so on the golden dome on balance and how do I sleep idea is that as I move through this world and I'm learning new information, I'm always looking for the, the, and the Cardinals taught me to say that I used to say the optimistic and they said, Oh my dear, you're actually talking about hope, right? So the hopeful, right? solution.