Annie Jacobsen
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5 series
first heard Mar 2024
last heard 4 Mar
Annie Jacobsen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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So triad, really simple, three.
So we have missile silos.
They're called ICBMs inside of them, 400 of them.
Then we have nuclear-powered nuclear submarines that launch nuclear missiles.
There are 14 of them.
Then we have the bomber force, 66 nuclear-capable bombers, triad.
The president chooses.
what elements of that triad he's going to use when he launches a counterattack if we ever are attacked.
That system essentially exists.
That was what was being developed in the 50s.
The only difference was in the old days, it was we're going to actually use these and fight and win a nuclear war.
And now it's we're going to have these all sitting around ready to launch.
We have 1,777
Nuclear weapons on ready for launch status.
Joe, they can be launched, some of them, in 60 seconds.
Important question.
They're technically...
You know, I actually haven't done a lot of research on that specific narrative.
I know of it.
I know of it for sure.
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