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Nuclear War
by Annie Jacobsen
Nuclear War: A Scenario explores the terrifyingly plausible minute-by-minute progression of a global apocalypse. Based on exclusive interviews with military experts and recently declassified documents, the narrative begins with a 'Bolt out of the Blue' strike on Washington, D.C. This harrowing account illustrates how the end of civilization could occur in less than two hours through an unstoppable sequence of nuclear command and control protocols.
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- File size
- 35.8 MB
- Published
- 3/26/2024
- ISBN
- 9780593476109
- Formats
- EPUB
Nuclear War: A Scenario explores the terrifyingly plausible minute-by-minute progression of a global apocalypse. Based on exclusive interviews with military experts and recently declassified documents, the narrative begins with a 'Bolt out of the Blue' strike on Washington, D.C. This harrowing account illustrates how the end of civilization could occur in less than two hours through an unstoppable sequence of nuclear command and control protocols.
What you'll take away
- Understand the 'Bolt out of the Blue' scenario feared by top defense officials.
- Learn how U.S. government protocols are designed to function during a nuclear holocaust.
- Explore the classified reality of how a 1-megaton thermonuclear strike would devastate the Pentagon.
- Trace the rapid escalation of a general nuclear war through specific time-based phases.
- Discover the long-term environmental and societal consequences following a nuclear exchange.
