We'll Have Just 72 Minutes Journalist Anne Jacobsen Releases The Book Nuclear War

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79 years ago…on July 16th, 1945….the first nuclear weapon was detonated in Los Alamos, New Mexico….ushering in the age of Nuclear Warfare. Since then, the US has been closer to nuclear war many times more than most Americans would think.Once notified of a nuclear attack…the President of the United States has 6 minutes to decide how to respond. What would the immediate steps be once notified? Is it possible to think rationally in such little time? Is there any such thing as being prepared? As the book outlines, could the world as we know it end in as little as 72 minutes?In NUCLEAR WAR, Anne Jacobsen examines the ticking-clock scenario of what would unfold in the seconds, minutes, and hours following the launch of a nuclear attack against the United States, and in so doing, exposes what the government and military do not want to the public to understand about the current state of nuclear weapons.Based on dozens of EXCLUSIVE new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, have been privy to the response plans, and have been responsible for the decisions should they have needed to be made, NUCLEAR WAR takes readers behind the curtain with NEVER-BEFORE publicly reported details.Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. For our generation, that person is Pulitzer Prize finalist and investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen. These investigations are vital to how we understand the world we really live in—where one nuclear missile will beget one in return, and where the choreography of the world’s end requires massive decisions made on seconds’ notice with information only as good as the intelligence we have. Please note: in addition to being the anniversary of the first nuclear weapons test, July 16th is also National Atomic Veterans Day, honoring the brave service and sacrifice of the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who participated in nuclear tests or were exposed to radioactive material from 1945 to 1962.The public has been sold the concept of “deterrence,” the idea that maintaining a massive nuclear stockpile is imperative for discouraging nuclear attack, but since 1960 there have been at least six terrifying nuclear close calls. Contrary to popular belief, the threat of nuclear war is as high as ever. As global tensions mount, the only way to truly understand the headlines is to realize we are never far from the trigger that could end the world.
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