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A review by shenandoahron
Nuclear War : A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
4.75
Over the last few years, I have found myself engrossed with the task of understanding geopolitics to the best of my ability. In exploring conflict and foreign relations—something that is part and parcel of the topic is nuclear weapons. The general public could tell you that the prospect of nuclear war is horrible, but the scale is rarely completely understood.
After hearing Scott Horton discuss this book in a podcast episode, I decided to give it a go. The idea that it was a ‘scenario’ is what interested me.
Annie Jacobsen knocks this one out of the park. It is dynamic, informative, reflective, and grossly on point with how a scenario such as WWIII could play out. This book should be a required reading for any heads of state. My only note would be that I wish Jacobsen would cover the science behind the types of nuclear weapons at an atomic level. Adding this to the ‘history lesson’ parts of the book would make it a 5. However, by and large—this is a must read if you are interested in understanding what nuclear war actually means.
After hearing Scott Horton discuss this book in a podcast episode, I decided to give it a go. The idea that it was a ‘scenario’ is what interested me.
Annie Jacobsen knocks this one out of the park. It is dynamic, informative, reflective, and grossly on point with how a scenario such as WWIII could play out. This book should be a required reading for any heads of state. My only note would be that I wish Jacobsen would cover the science behind the types of nuclear weapons at an atomic level. Adding this to the ‘history lesson’ parts of the book would make it a 5. However, by and large—this is a must read if you are interested in understanding what nuclear war actually means.