A Comprehensive Breakdown Of Nuclear War Threats - Annie Jacobsen

Annie Jacobsen is a journalist, investigative reporter and an author. The threat of nuclear war has loomed for over half a century now. But the question remains - just how close to nuclear armageddon are we and what would happen if the world went into a nuclear war. Expect to learn how many nukes there are in the world right now, the most likely steps to an accidental nuclear war, what happens when a country fires the first nuke, which cities are the most likely targets of a nuclear strike, what the most powerful bomb in history was, how many people would die in a nuclear war between the US and Russia, how likely a nuclear war is in our future and much more... - 00:00 How Many Nukes Exist? 04:42 Where America’s Nukes Are 09:33 Russian & Chinese Submarines Near America 12:40 What Happens When a Nuke is Fired? 21:24 How American Nuclear Silos Work 25:12 Can We Intercept All Kinds of Missiles? 28:38 Most Likely American Targets 34:55 The Different Types of Bombs Today 41:20 What Happens When Thermo-Nuclear Bombs Drop? 51:23 The Closest We Ever Came to Nuclear War 59:08 Is De-Escalation a Realistic Goal? 1:02:35 Where to Find Annie - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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May 2, 20241h 3mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 2, 2024
Duration: 1h 3m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Annie Jacobsen is a journalist, investigative reporter and an author. The threat of nuclear war has loomed for over half a century now. But the question remains - just how close to nuclear armageddon are we and what would happen if the world went into a nuclear war. Expect to learn how many nukes there are in the world right now, the most likely steps to an accidental nuclear war, what happens when a country fires the first nuke, which cities are the most likely targets of a nuclear strike, what the most powerful bomb in history was, how many people would die in a nuclear war between the US and Russia, how likely a nuclear war is in our future and much more... - 00:00 How Many Nukes Exist? 04:42 Where America’s Nukes Are 09:33 Russian & Chinese Submarines Near America 12:40 What Happens When a Nuke is Fired? 21:24 How American Nuclear Silos Work 25:12 Can We Intercept All Kinds of Missiles? 28:38 Most Likely American Targets 34:55 The Different Types of Bombs Today 41:20 What Happens When Thermo-Nuclear Bombs Drop? 51:23 The Closest We Ever Came to Nuclear War 59:08 Is De-Escalation a Realistic Goal? 1:02:35 Where to Find Annie - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Annie Jacobsen
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Annie Jacobsen, A Comprehensive Breakdown Of Nuclear War Threats - Annie Jacobsen explores inside Nuclear War: Timelines, Targets, and Humanity’s Fragile Survival Odds Annie Jacobsen explains the current global nuclear arsenal, how it’s tracked, and the uncertainties around states like North Korea. She breaks down the U.S. nuclear triad, launch protocols, and the terrifying speed and rigidity of the ‘launch on warning’ doctrine. The conversation walks through a second‑by‑second scenario of a nuclear strike on the U.S., detailing detection, decision-making, counterattack, and the physical effects of modern thermonuclear weapons. It concludes with the global consequences of nuclear winter, historical near-misses, the risk of a nihilistic leader, and the case for renewed transparency, de-escalation, and communication.

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