Annie Jacobsen

ICBM stands for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. He orders the launch and they launch 60 seconds later. And then they take 30 some odd minutes to get to where they're going. The submarines take about 14 or 15 minutes from the presidential, from the launch command to actually launching. And that has to do, I surmise, with the location of the submarine, its depth, its

Some of these things are so highly classified and others, other details are shockingly available if you look deep enough or if you ask enough questions and you can go from one document to the next to the next and really find these answers.

Some of these things are so highly classified and others, other details are shockingly available if you look deep enough or if you ask enough questions and you can go from one document to the next to the next and really find these answers.

Some of these things are so highly classified and others, other details are shockingly available if you look deep enough or if you ask enough questions and you can go from one document to the next to the next and really find these answers.

Lex, you and I can find the location of every silo right now. They're all there. And before they were there on Google, they were there in Maps because we're a democracy and we make these things known. Now what's tricky is that Russia and North Korea rely upon what are called road mobile launchers. Right? Russia has a lot of underground silos.

Lex, you and I can find the location of every silo right now. They're all there. And before they were there on Google, they were there in Maps because we're a democracy and we make these things known. Now what's tricky is that Russia and North Korea rely upon what are called road mobile launchers. Right? Russia has a lot of underground silos.

Lex, you and I can find the location of every silo right now. They're all there. And before they were there on Google, they were there in Maps because we're a democracy and we make these things known. Now what's tricky is that Russia and North Korea rely upon what are called road mobile launchers. Right? Russia has a lot of underground silos.

You know, all of the scenario takes you through these different facilities that really do exist. And they're all sourced with how many weapons they have and their launch procedures and whatnot. But in addition to having underground silos, they have road mobile launchers. And that means you just have one of these giant ICBMs

You know, all of the scenario takes you through these different facilities that really do exist. And they're all sourced with how many weapons they have and their launch procedures and whatnot. But in addition to having underground silos, they have road mobile launchers. And that means you just have one of these giant ICBMs

You know, all of the scenario takes you through these different facilities that really do exist. And they're all sourced with how many weapons they have and their launch procedures and whatnot. But in addition to having underground silos, they have road mobile launchers. And that means you just have one of these giant ICBMs

on a 22-axle truck that can move stealthily around the country so that it can't be targeted by the U.S. Defense Department. We don't have those in America because presumably the average American isn't going to go for the ICBM road mobile launcher driving down the street in your town or city.

on a 22-axle truck that can move stealthily around the country so that it can't be targeted by the U.S. Defense Department. We don't have those in America because presumably the average American isn't going to go for the ICBM road mobile launcher driving down the street in your town or city.

on a 22-axle truck that can move stealthily around the country so that it can't be targeted by the U.S. Defense Department. We don't have those in America because presumably the average American isn't going to go for the ICBM road mobile launcher driving down the street in your town or city.

Which is why the Defense Department will justify we need the second strike capacity capability, the submarines, right? Because, you know, I mean, the wonky stuff that is worth looking into as if you really dig the book and are like, wait a minute, it's all footnoted where you can learn more about how these systems have changed over time and why more than anything.

Which is why the Defense Department will justify we need the second strike capacity capability, the submarines, right? Because, you know, I mean, the wonky stuff that is worth looking into as if you really dig the book and are like, wait a minute, it's all footnoted where you can learn more about how these systems have changed over time and why more than anything.

Which is why the Defense Department will justify we need the second strike capacity capability, the submarines, right? Because, you know, I mean, the wonky stuff that is worth looking into as if you really dig the book and are like, wait a minute, it's all footnoted where you can learn more about how these systems have changed over time and why more than anything.

It's very difficult to get out of this Catch-22 conundrum that, you know, we need nuclear weapons to keep us safe. That is the real enigma because the other guys have them, right? And the other guys have sort of more sinister ways of using them, or at least that's what the nomenclature out of the Pentagon will always be when anyone tries to say we just need to really think about full disarmament.

It's very difficult to get out of this Catch-22 conundrum that, you know, we need nuclear weapons to keep us safe. That is the real enigma because the other guys have them, right? And the other guys have sort of more sinister ways of using them, or at least that's what the nomenclature out of the Pentagon will always be when anyone tries to say we just need to really think about full disarmament.

It's very difficult to get out of this Catch-22 conundrum that, you know, we need nuclear weapons to keep us safe. That is the real enigma because the other guys have them, right? And the other guys have sort of more sinister ways of using them, or at least that's what the nomenclature out of the Pentagon will always be when anyone tries to say we just need to really think about full disarmament.

I mean, all of this, because it's decades old, is really well known. If you go to the Federation of American Scientists, they have a team led by a runs what's called the Nuclear Notebook. And he and his team every year are keeping track of this number of warheads on these number of weapon systems. And because of the treaties, the different signatories to the treaty all report these numbers.