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Nuclear War: A Scenario

by Annie Jacobsen · 2024 · 400 pages

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About This Book

A minute-by-minute account of a hypothetical nuclear strike and the protocols that would follow. Based on interviews with military and civilian experts, it explores the catastrophic speed and fragility of nuclear decision-making. The narrative details how a single launch could escalate into global thermonuclear war in less than 72 minutes.

Genres

Science & Technology History Society & Politics

Topics

Communication Critical Thinking Decision Making Resilience Risk Management Storytelling

Book Details

Published

2024

Pages

400

Language

en

ISBN

9781911709596

Awards & Recognition

Shortlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fictionFinalist for the 2025 Dayton Literary Peace Prize

Audiobook Available

11h 19m

Narrated by Annie Jacobsen

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