Joe Rogan Experience #2174 - Annie Jacobsen

Annie Jacobsen is a Pulitzer Prize finalist, investigative journalist, and bestselling author. Her latest book, “Nuclear War: A Scenario,” is out now. www.anniejacobsen.com

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Jul 10, 20242h 50mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: July 10, 2024
Duration: 2h 50m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Annie Jacobsen is a Pulitzer Prize finalist, investigative journalist, and bestselling author. Her latest book, “Nuclear War: A Scenario,” is out now. www.anniejacobsen.com

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Joe Rogan
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Annie Jacobsen
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Jamie Vernon
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Annie Jacobsen, Joe Rogan Experience #2174 - Annie Jacobsen explores inside 72 Minutes to Doomsday: Nuclear War, AI, and Power Joe Rogan and investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen walk through her book *Nuclear War: A Scenario*, detailing a minute‑by‑minute, fact‑checked account of how a U.S.–Russia nuclear exchange would realistically unfold from launch to nuclear winter. Jacobsen explains current nuclear command-and-control systems, the triad, launch‑on‑warning doctrine, and why deterrence is far more fragile than the public realizes. They branch into broader themes: the military‑industrial complex, information control, the role of podcasts and social media in creating an ‘alert and knowledgeable citizenry,’ and how AI could both entrench or potentially transcend human folly. The conversation closes by contrasting human brilliance and self‑destruction, wondering whether advanced AI governance and accelerating technology will save us—or render us obsolete—before nuclear war or other catastrophes do.

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