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Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy | Lex Fridman Podcast #420

Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author of "Nuclear War: A Scenario" and many other books on war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - HiddenLayer: https://hiddenlayer.com/lex - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Policygenius: https://policygenius.com/lex - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour TRANSCRIPT: https://lexfridman.com/annie-jacobsen-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Nuclear War: A Scenario (book): https://amzn.to/3THZHfr Annie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/anniejacobsen Annie's Website: https://anniejacobsen.com/ Annie's Books: https://amzn.to/3TGWyMJ Annie's Books (audio): https://adbl.co/49ZnI7c PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:13 - Nuclear war 6:57 - Launch procedure 12:36 - Deterrence 16:09 - Tactical nukes 25:35 - Nuclear submarines 28:35 - Nuclear missiles 35:46 - Nuclear football 44:53 - Missile interceptor system 49:10 - North Korea 55:46 - Nuclear war scenarios 1:04:38 - Warmongers 1:09:06 - President's cognitive ability 1:15:19 - Refusing orders 1:23:17 - Russia and Putin 1:28:23 - Cyberattack 1:29:45 - Ground zero of nuclear war 1:34:24 - Surviving nuclear war 1:38:42 - Nuclear winter 1:49:05 - Alien civilizations 1:54:40 - Extrasensory perception 2:08:25 - Area 51 2:12:23 - UFOs and aliens 2:22:51 - Roswell incident 2:29:30 - CIA assassinations 2:48:23 - Navalny 2:50:48 - KGB 2:57:24 - Hitler and the atomic bomb 3:01:27 - War and human nature 3:04:53 - Hope SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:13

    Introduction

  2. 2:13 – 6:57

    Nuclear war

  3. 6:57 – 12:36

    Launch procedure

  4. 12:36 – 16:09

    Deterrence

  5. 16:09 – 25:35

    Tactical nukes

  6. 25:35 – 28:35

    Nuclear submarines

  7. 28:35 – 35:46

    Nuclear missiles

  8. 35:46 – 44:53

    Nuclear football

  9. 44:53 – 49:10

    Missile interceptor system

  10. 49:10 – 55:46

    North Korea

  11. 55:46 – 1:04:38

    Nuclear war scenarios

  12. 1:04:38 – 1:09:06

    Warmongers

  13. 1:09:06 – 1:15:19

    President's cognitive ability

  14. 1:15:19 – 1:23:17

    Refusing orders

  15. 1:23:17 – 1:28:23

    Russia and Putin

  16. 1:28:23 – 1:29:45

    Cyberattack

  17. 1:29:45 – 1:34:24

    Ground zero of nuclear war

  18. 1:34:24 – 1:38:42

    Surviving nuclear war

  19. 1:38:42 – 1:49:05

    Nuclear winter

  20. 1:49:05 – 1:54:40

    Alien civilizations

  21. 1:54:40 – 2:08:25

    Extrasensory perception

  22. 2:08:25 – 2:12:23

    Area 51

  23. 2:12:23 – 2:22:51

    UFOs and aliens

  24. 2:22:51 – 2:29:30

    Roswell incident

  25. 2:29:30 – 2:48:23

    CIA assassinations

  26. 2:48:23 – 2:50:48

    Navalny

  27. 2:50:48 – 2:57:24

    KGB

  28. 2:57:24 – 3:01:27

    Hitler and the atomic bomb

  29. 3:01:27 – 3:04:53

    War and human nature

  30. 3:04:53 – 3:07:26

    Hope

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