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Nuclear War : A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen (2024, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100593476093
ISBN-139780593476093
eBay Product ID (ePID)16061606172
Product Key Features
Book TitleNuclear War : a Scenario
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2024
TopicMilitary / Nuclear Warfare, Public Policy / Military Policy, Military Science, Military / United States, Security (National & International)
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Technology & Engineering, History
AuthorAnnie Jacobsen
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight19 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-050365
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Gripping . . . essential if you want to understand the complex and disturbing details that go into a civilization-destroying decision to drop the Bomb on an enemy. . . . Jacobsen has done her homework. She has spent more than a decade interviewing dozens of experts while mastering the voluminous literature on the subject, some of it declassified only in recent years." -- New York Times Book Review, Praise for Nuclear War: "Gripping . . . essential if you want to understand the complex and disturbing details that go into a civilization-destroying decision to drop the Bomb on an enemy. . . . Jacobsen has done her homework. She has spent more than a decade interviewing dozens of experts while mastering the voluminous literature on the subject, some of it declassified only in recent years." -- New York Times Book Review "Timeless, masterful. . .A stomach-clenching, multi-perspective, ticking-clock, geopolitical thriller. Jacobsen expertly delivers a madman's portrait of Armageddon, one made all the more impactful by the thought that it could literally occur at any moment. Almost novel-like in its presentation, Nuclear War: A Scenario represents the equivalent of an existential gut punch, a sickening and necessary reminder of how fragile every 21st century convenience becomes in the face of a blinding flash of light and near-instantaneous shockwave. Exhaustively researched and featuring interviews with professionals who truly understand just how close we continue to creep toward thermonuclear annihilation Nuclear War: A Scenario should be required reading for everyone alive today, especially for the politicians and policymakers who literally hold the precarious fate of our species in their hands." -- Forbes "At once methodical and vivid. In documenting the minutiae of the apocalypse, the writing is redolent of 'Hiroshima', a seminal article by John Hersey published in the New Yorker in 1946." -- The Economist "In Nuclear War: A Scenario , Annie Jacobsen, gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail...Terrifying." -- Wall Street Journal " Nuclear War sketches out a global nuclear war with by-the-minute precision for all of the 72 minutes between the first missile launch and the end of the world. . . . the scenario is constructed from dozens of interviews and documentation, some of it newly declassified, as a factual grounding to describe what could happen." -- Politico "An urgent warning guaranteed to cause nightmares." -- Kirkus Reviews "Jacobsen seeks to break through jargon and details in order to tell a terrifying story in a devastatingly straightforward way." -- The Guardian "Based on hundreds of interviews with many retired security officials and more-or-less declassified information in the public domain, what it captures brilliantly is the emotional chaos into which leaders would be plunged in such a situation. . . . These are scenes straight out of Dr Strangelove." -- Telegraph "Raises critical questions . . . . the theories are complex, and the solutions are anything but easy." -- National Security Institute "In the event of a nuclear blast, you should never look directly at it, but if you want to know the truth of how precarious our global situation is, you should look directly at Jacobsen's essential source material for all the truths pop culture has been helping us avoid. . . . She uses startling facts most citizens outside the military-industrial complex aren't privy to and paints vivid second-by-second descriptions of the catastrophic effects that intercontinental ballistic missiles would have if they struck targets." -- Los Angeles Times "Jacobsen's writing in this scenario has the suspense of a great political thriller." -- NPR
Dewey Decimal355.0217
SynopsisEvery generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These projects are vital to how we understand the world we really live in: where one nuclear missile begets one in return; where the choreography of the world's end requires massive decisions made on seconds-notice, with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have. Annie Jacobsen's Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking clock scenario, based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons; created the response plans; and been responsible for those decisions should they need to have been made. Nuclear War: A Scenario is unlike any other book in its depth and urgency., The INSTANT New York Times bestseller Instant Los Angeles Times bestseller One of NPR's Books We Love One of Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of the Year Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize "In Nuclear War: A Scenario , Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail...Terrifying."-- Wall Street Journal There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States. Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These investigations are vital to how we understand the world we really live in--where one nuclear missile will beget one in return, and where the choreography of the world's end requires massive decisions made on seconds' notice with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have. Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen's Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking-clock scenario, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, have been privy to the response plans, and have been responsible for those decisions should they have needed to be made. Nuclear War: A Scenario examines the handful of minutes after a nuclear missile launch. It is essential reading, and unlike any other book in its depth and urgency.
LC Classification NumberU263.J33 2024
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- 01 Sep, 2024
A Stunning Masterpiece.
This is a book that everyone should read. Perhaps the most chilling possible thermonuclear exchange presented with facts, interviews of those who were & are there & then woven into a possible scenario. Not since "The Guns of August" have I read such a compelling book. Thank You Annie Jacobsen.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 24 May, 2024
This is a good book. The scenario is fiction but surrounding the scenario is all facts.
This is a good book. The scenario is fiction but surrounding the scenario is all facts.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Apr, 2024
Read this one, good information.
Very good book. Full of information.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 08 Sep, 2024
It is an amazing, I formative, eye-openi...
It is an amazing, I formative, eye-opening book!! A must read!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 May, 2024
Book is great. Thank you
Book is great. Thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 26 Jul, 2024
Great read that was hard to put down
A chilling account of realistic scenario that every world leader should be required to read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Jun, 2024
Wow! I love it! Thank you!
Wow! I love it! Thank you!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 Dec, 2024
nice clean book - many thanks !...
nice clean book - many thanks !Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Dec, 2024
Great product
Great productVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 May, 2024
very nice, thanks!
very nice, thanks!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
