{"product_id":"nuclear-war-by-annie-jacobsen","title":"Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen","description":"\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 14px;color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:italic;\"\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ebestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, perfect for readers of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:italic;\"\u003eAmerican Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 0px;color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003e'Essential' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003e'A stomach-clenching, multi-perspective, ticking-clock, geopolitical thriller' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eForbes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003e'Tells a terrifying story in a devastatingly straightforward way' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eNuclear war begins with a blip on a radar screen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eThis is a minute-by-minute account of what comes next.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eIt has to be read to be believed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil now, no one outside 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 civilization as we know it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecisions that affect hundreds of millions of lives need to be made within six minutes, based on partial information, in the knowledge that once launched, nothing is capable of halting the destruction.\u003cbr\u003eBased on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, been privy to the response plans, and taken responsibility for crucial decisions, this is the only account of what a nuclear exchange would look like.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:italic;\"\u003eNuclear War \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eis at once a compulsive non-fiction thriller and a powerful argument that we must rid ourselves of these world-ending weapons for ever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--split--\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"padding:0px 0px 4px;margin:0px;font-weight:400;font-size:24px;line-height:32px;color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003eProduct description\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;color:#0f1111;font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;padding:10px 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"padding:0px 0px 4px;margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" style=\"margin-bottom:22px;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003estomach-clenching, multi-perspective, ticking-clock, geopolitical thriller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e rooted in the seeds of our own destruction, planted nearly 80 years ago at the Trinity test site by the scientists of the Manhattan Project who brazenly dared to rip the building blocks of our universe apart... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eI couldn’t put the thing down, feverishly turning page after page \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euntil I finished it on the plane ride home... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:italic;\"\u003eNuclear War: A Scenario \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eshould be required reading for everyone alive today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eForbes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eBooks like Annie Jacobsen’s gripping \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:italic;\"\u003eNuclear War: A Scenario\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003e are essential\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e if you want to understand the complex and disturbing details that go into a civilization-destroying decision to drop the Bomb on an enemy. -- Barry Gewen ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eThis terrifying book is a must-read for every world leader. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eExtraordinary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... Her book delivers more detail than has been available to the public before... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eTerrifying\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on hundreds of interviews with many retired security officials and more-or-less declassified information in the public domain, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ewhat it captures brilliantly is the emotional chaos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e into which leaders would be plunged in such a situation.... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eThese are scenes straight out of Dr Strangelove.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing hard data from top military, government, and scientific sources, and brilliantly weaving in historical facts and technical data, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eAnnie Jacobsen masterfully explains the nuclear issue in riveting story form\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, turning her readers into experts on the one issue that must concern us all. I guarantee that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eeven the most knowledgeable readers will learn something\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, if not a lot. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eEveryone, especially politicians and heads of state, must read this important and very timely book. I cannot recommend it enough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- Carlos Umaña, co-president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Nobel Peace Prize laureate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacobsen seeks to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ebreak through jargon and details in order to tell a terrifying story in a devastatingly straightforward way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eNot one to read if you have trouble sleeping. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-- Gideon Rachman ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eAt once methodical and vivid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In documenting the minutiae of the apocalypse, the writing is redolent of 'Hiroshima', a seminal article by John Hersey published in the New Yorker in 1946. ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eNuclear War: A Scenario\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Annie Jacobsen, gives us \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ea vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail…Terrifying\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eA vivid account... Jacobsen lucidly lays out complex information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, based on well-referenced research and interviews with credible experts... The current global arrangements for managing risk and preventing cataclysm cannot be taken for granted. ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a horrific minute-by-minute overview, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eJacobsen brings to life the insane and impossible pressures heaped on decision-makers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - and the doomsday ending for humanity. Maybe we all need to learn to start worrying about the bomb. -- Lee Cain ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003eCity AM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" style=\"font-weight:700;font-style:italic;\"\u003eNuclear War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003e'At times I felt as if I was reading fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and had to keep reminding myself that it's fact'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ereads like a thriller... a brilliant read\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and impressive feat of research and storytelling'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ea must-read\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for anyone who thinks nuclear weapons are the problem of a bygone era'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003e'Exceptionally well researched\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the author’s sources are impeccable, ably supported by technical information... a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ehugely powerful, sobering and compelling read'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Clearly very well researched and well sourced. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003e10\/10'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ehugely informative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e piece of work that gives an enlightening insight into the world we live in today'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e-- NetGalley reader reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" style=\"margin-bottom:22px;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"padding:0px 0px 4px;margin:0px;font-weight:400;font-size:24px;line-height:32px;\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 1px 18px;padding:0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTorva (28 March 2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eHardcover ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e400 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1911709593\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-1911709596\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e420 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style:none;margin:0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 x 3.5 x 24 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