What Happens in a Nuclear Explosion with the author of Nuclear War: A Screenplay, Annie Jacobsen

The threat of nuclear war isn't as far away as many of us like to think, so what would it look like if a nuclear weapon were detonated today? And what weapons does the planet currently have in its nuclear arsenal?

Annie Jacobsen, journalist and Pulitzer-nominated author of Nuclear War: A Scenario, obtained exclusive interviews with military experts to determine exactly what would happen minute by minute, second by second, after a hypothetical nuclear explosion on Washington. Check out the interview to find out what such a scenario could look like, as well as what it would mean for the planet.

This talk was originally published during CURIOUS Live, May 2024:
https://www.iflscience.com/atomic-bombs-immunopsychiatry-insect-detectives-and-alien-life-curious-live-is-back-73962
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Annie Jacobsen: https://anniejacobsen.com/
Nuclear war: a scenario: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/461721/nuclear-war-by-jacobsen-annie/9781911709596

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