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Inside the Pentagon's nuclear war game

Inside the Pentagon's nuclear war game

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Journalist Annie Jacobsen joins Tom to discuss her bestselling
and harrowing book Nuclear War: A Scenario, which maps out in
minute-by-minute detail what would happen if a single nuclear
missile were launched at the United States. Drawing on rare
on-the-record interviews with senior nuclear experts, she reveals
how little time a president has to respond, how unreliable
missile defenses truly are, and why even a lone strike could
trigger global annihilation. Tom and Annie explore the
catastrophic aftermath and the grim reality that no nation,
however distant, would be spared. With nuclear tensions rising
and key treaties expiring, the episode confronts an urgent
question: whether nuclear war is becoming inevitable, and what
humanity can still do to prevent it.

Host: Tom Newton Dunn

Guest: Annie Jacobsen

Photo: Getty Images

Get in touch: generalandjournalist@thetimes.co.uk

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