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Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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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 it could start in as little as 26 minutes and 40 seconds from now…
A pulse-pounding non-fiction thriller for listeners of American Prometheus by Kai Bird or Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham.
The first rule of nuclear war is that there are no rules.
Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the Pentagon. Second by second and minute by minute, these are the real-life protocols that choreograph the end of civilisation as we know it.
If a single nuclear missile is launched, it provokes two dozen in return. Frantic calls over secure lines work to confirm the worst as armoured helicopters are scrambled outside. Decisions over hundreds of millions of lives need to be made within six minutes, based on partial information, knowing that once launched, nothing is capable of halting the destruction.
Because the plans for General Nuclear War are among the most classified secrets held by the United States government, this book takes the listener up to the razor’s edge of what can legally be known. Based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, been privy to the response plans, and been responsible for the decisions that will be made, this is the only account of what a nuclear exchange would look like.
Nuclear War is at once a compulsive non-fiction thriller and a powerful argument that we must rid ourselves of these world-ending weapons for ever.
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- Paul Walters
- 06-04-2024
Truly terrifying
Well written portrayal of where out world is so close to ending up. Highly recommended
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- Anonymous User
- 14-04-2024
Wow
Wow wow wow what an absolutely amazing/horrifying book. Let’s hope we never ever see this in real life.
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- Robert Brus
- 27-04-2024
One of the most important books you'll ever read.
Disturbing, alarming and downright scary the author takes you on a journey of nuclear war like no other. This is not a Hollywood movie it's a real life scenario that may happen this afternoon. This is mandatory reading for our uncertain times.
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- Vincent
- 22-05-2024
I felt like I was there!
What an amazing listen. Aside from the amazing content, the idea for the books story format was incredible. As the seconds and minutes ticked away I felt I was living in the storey. It’s frightening to think that “such power exists”. I hope nobody ever has to live through a nuclear war.
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- Tahlia
- 23-07-2024
Horrific scenario
Great novel and absolutely frightening if this were to happen. Well read and level of detail was facinating
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- stefan
- 26-07-2024
just Wow...
gave it the highest rating,despite it made me very sad.the truth hit hard.well done annie,thank you!!!
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- Frazer.F
- 22-08-2024
A warning too all.
A fantastic and very accurate story of what we can do to one another, if we don't back off the nuclear trigger. Very well researched.
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- Rodney McNamara
- 29-09-2024
The sheer madness of nuclear weapons
While there are still nuclear weapons mankind should live in extreme fear. The only hope is to disarm.
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- Matt
- 22-08-2024
not bad. hopefully not a prediction
got annoying with every fact being referenced along the way. slowed it down somewhat
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- BSG_Fan
- 09-04-2024
Big bang
A fascinating and interesting listen, albeit very disturbing and worrying. That any sane and reasonable people could actually set up all this civilisation destroying infrastructure, and weapons, and be fully prepared to use them, is very concerning and worrying. Looking around the globe, at some of the despotic and lunatic regimes, and ‘leaders’, who possess these weapons (some who regularly threaten to use them), all the rest of us should be worried, and hope those crazy people are removed, and replaced by saner, and more reasonable and sensible folk. It passes the test, I shall definitely listen to this again ;-D
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