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Nuclear War: A Scenario

by Annie Jacobsen
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Nuclear War: A Scenario
Nuclear War: A Scenario

Harrowing insight into nuclear war's devastating protocols.

If the delicate balance of world peace and the potential for catastrophic destruction piques your interest, "Nuclear War" by Annie Jacobsen is a must-read. Jacobsen masterfully navigates the terrifyingly thin line between safety and annihilation with unprecedented access to military and civil defense procedures. It's compelling and urgent—a tour de force that illuminates the dire consequences of nuclear armament and the desperate need for disarmament.

  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2025)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2024)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Shortlist (2024)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Nuclear War: A Scenario

by Annie Jacobsen
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ISBN: 9781911709602
Authors: Annie Jacobsen
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2024-03-26
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Science, Politics
Related Topics: War, Politics, History
Goodreads rating: 4.39
(rated by 38429 readers)

Description

We could have an uninhabitable earth in a century. It could take 26 minutes and 40 seconds. An edge-of-your-seat non-fiction thriller that has to be read to be believed. Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the Pentagon. Second by second and minute by minute, these are the real-life protocols that choreograph the end of civilisation as we know it. Frantic calls over secure lines work to confirm the worst as armoured helicopters are scrambled to evacuate the chosen few to secure bunkers. One nuclear missile will provoke two dozen in return. Decisions over hundreds of millions of lives need to be made within six minutes, based on partial information, knowing that once launched, nothing is capable of halting the destruction. Based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts, Nuclear War is at once a compulsive non-fiction thriller and a powerful argument that we must rid ourselves of these world-ending weapons for ever.
 

Harrowing insight into nuclear war's devastating protocols.

If the delicate balance of world peace and the potential for catastrophic destruction piques your interest, "Nuclear War" by Annie Jacobsen is a must-read. Jacobsen masterfully navigates the terrifyingly thin line between safety and annihilation with unprecedented access to military and civil defense procedures. It's compelling and urgent—a tour de force that illuminates the dire consequences of nuclear armament and the desperate need for disarmament.

  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2025)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2024)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Shortlist (2024)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.