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Related: About this forumNuclear War: A Scenario
Annie Jacobsen.
Would give S. King nightmares. However, it's incredibly informative about the threat of nuclear proliferation.
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Nuclear War: A Scenario (Original Post)
kairos12
Jun 2024
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Arne
(3,607 posts)1. Exactly what Hillary was trying to stop.
ret5hd
(21,320 posts)2. any link please? (never mind)
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/nuclear-war-scenario#:~:text=By%20Annie%20Jacobsen,-Dutton%2C%202024%2C%20400&text=In%20the%20scenario%20she%20describes,thing%20follows%20another%20to%20catastrophe.
In this work of creative nonfiction, Jacobsen urges readers to fear a nuclear war even more than they already do, imagining a terrifying scenario that ends in Armageddon. She describes in graphic detail not only the consequences of nuclear detonations but also all the systems that would be employed to track incoming missiles, try to intercept them, help get the U.S. president and other senior officials to safety as they work out how to respond, and authorize a nuclear retaliation.
In this work of creative nonfiction, Jacobsen urges readers to fear a nuclear war even more than they already do, imagining a terrifying scenario that ends in Armageddon. She describes in graphic detail not only the consequences of nuclear detonations but also all the systems that would be employed to track incoming missiles, try to intercept them, help get the U.S. president and other senior officials to safety as they work out how to respond, and authorize a nuclear retaliation.
yonder
(10,005 posts)3. I'll never forget the grim potential Jonathan Schell
laid out 40+ years ago in his "Fate of the Earth". Some predictions have likely changed but whether better or worse, would still leave us with unimaginable horrors.