Just How Likely Is A Global Nuclear War?

Just How Likely Is A Global Nuclear War? - Annie Jacobsen

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Annie Jacobsen is a journalist, investigative reporter and an author.
The threat of nuclear war has loomed for over half a century now. But the question remains - just how close to nuclear armageddon are we and what would happen if the world went into a nuclear war.
Expect to learn how many nukes there are in the world right now, the most likely steps to an accidental nuclear war, what happens when a country fires the first nuke, which cities are the most likely targets of a nuclear strike, what the most powerful bomb in history was, how many people would die in a nuclear war between the US and Russia, how likely a nuclear war is in our future and much more...
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00:00 How Many Nukes Exist?
04:42 Where America’s Nukes Are
09:33 Russian & Chinese Submarines Near America
12:40 What Happens When a Nuke is Fired?
21:24 How American Nuclear Silos Work
25:12 Can We Intercept All Kinds of Missiles?
28:38 Most Likely American Targets
34:55 The Different Types of Bombs Today
41:20 What Happens When Thermo-Nuclear Bombs Drop?
51:23 The Closest We Ever Came to Nuclear War
59:08 Is De-Escalation a Realistic Goal?
1:02:35 Where to Find Annie
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@ChrisWillx 21 күн бұрын

Hello you savages. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - chriswillx.com/books/ Here's the timestamps: 00:00 How Many Nukes Exist? 04:42 Where America’s Nukes Are 09:33 Russian & Chinese Submarines Near America 12:40 What Happens When a Nuke is Fired? 21:24 How American Nuclear Silos Work 25:12 Can We Intercept All Kinds of Missiles? 28:38 Most Likely American Targets 34:55 The Different Types of Bombs Today 41:20 What Happens When Thermo-Nuclear Bombs Drop? 51:23 The Closest We Ever Came to Nuclear War 59:08 Is De-Escalation a Realistic Goal? 1:02:35 Where to Find Annie

@shanelewis617 20 күн бұрын

Your comment @58 minutes about N Korea being juvenile applies to America too! We're just a bigger bully! I blame DEMOCRATS! Eisenhower warned us about the MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX!

@turismo9077 20 күн бұрын

This channel is turning into a tabloid that cares more about clicks than worthwhile information to help us improve ourselves and/or businesses.

@evoste 20 күн бұрын

Give the film Threads (1984) a go, it's British made that makes The Day After look like a Tellytubbies tea party. Trinity and Beyond is a great documentary narrated by William Shatner using declassified archive footage from Trinity to the 60's, both are a must watch if you or anyone else is interested. Great work as always BTW Chris.

@robertbronson5248 20 күн бұрын

Ok. My wife and I were in DC for 9/11. She was in the basement of the Pentagon and i was 4 klics away in the Army Night Vision Lab. We both survived it. She walked into the building the next morning while it was technically still on fire. I was reassigned to the national team missile defense agency 1 week later. What you’re hearing from your guest is a very well worn tale. All of her statistics are at least between ren and fifteen years old. Yes TNW can extract a terrible cost. However, our interventions are far more sophisticated than are let out online. More importantly, thelikelyhood of an NPRC ICBM actually getting out of the tube hit time 59:40 and going off with a full yield is one in twenty seven. For the Chinese it’s One in fifty four. Notwithstanding our likelihood of intervention.there’s a great deal more to say and I have to stop talking. I can try to send you some names of scientists and engineers that may speak to you. I like your podcasts.

@fransxescoli4834 20 күн бұрын

You heard her. Communication.

@Jasnogorodskij 21 күн бұрын

This lady is equipped with the perfect voice for such a unsettling topic.

@ashleyalexander7388 20 күн бұрын

i feel so calm

@gr8ful191 20 күн бұрын

Very true..Like a Guided Meditation

@eelnedroj 20 күн бұрын

Legit sounds like a Sarah Conner narration scene

@timmydigan 20 күн бұрын

Her voice is so soothing, I'm even more uneasy.

@corvuscorax8459 20 күн бұрын

I was telling my buddy the exact same thing. : “Hey man, you need to check out this video - there’s a nuclear proliferation expert who has the voice of a church mouse talking about global thermonuclear war”

@cotycoty6022 20 күн бұрын

As a former ballistic missile defense operator for the US Navy I can say that we are not capable of defending a large scale nuclear attack. period.

@Mordant.Melodys 19 күн бұрын

Hmmmm. Make a video man! I’d love to hear about your experience and the capabilities/vulnerabilities. That is as long as the clearance is done and the window has expired. I think most things I did in the army and contracting expired after 10 years but I wouldn’t know about that level of stuff. I had TS but I wasn’t doing any kind of missile defense shit.

@harry2492 19 күн бұрын

@@Mordant.Melodys The INFORMATION has to be decided to be declassified, sometimes they get extended at the end of their original classification date. Just something to keep in mind.

@209Richsta 19 күн бұрын

Well don't we have a Mutual Assured Destruction agreement?? Meaning we respond with a retaliatory large scale attack?

@bradthompson5383 18 күн бұрын

Your experience has NOTHING to do with defense. Your experience is in regards to attacking. So you wouldn't know. Nor have a "need to know".

@anoncspan4129 18 күн бұрын

@@209Richstait's implied, not an explicitly agreed treaty. That's half of the point of the interview.

@chaseharbaugh8293 20 күн бұрын

“Shall I go on and horrify listeners” Chris- “Yes” 😂😂

@walesz92 20 күн бұрын

I instantly chuckled at that! 😆

@albertlevins9191 20 күн бұрын

He said yes without missing a beat. That made me happy.

@MishaDaBear 17 күн бұрын

The most effective media release was the TV Movie called: "The Day After", it should be played to all university and College grads just before graduation! To make them think as they venture out into the world.

@td6486 16 күн бұрын

44:15

@thehippie3610 15 күн бұрын

And horrified I am.

@iank3924 20 күн бұрын

Thank god Annie has the most relaxing voice possible for the most terrifying scenario in our lifetime.

@sethpearce2878 14 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same haha

@charles2675 14 күн бұрын

It's the end of our life voice

@chirpywiggins5796 13 күн бұрын

It's coming !!

@Truthistrash 5 күн бұрын

@@chirpywiggins5796only if wishes were horses and beggars could ride

@THBIV 19 күн бұрын

I was a Political Science major at UNC-CH in the mid 80"s. Took a course taught by a former CIA agent all about nuclear war. Wish I had never learned what I did. Nightmares for months afterwords. The scenarios that we studied, were so horrific, that a third of the class dropped four weeks in. Any leader or country that would even consider actually using such weapons is, either insane, or woefully ignorant. The result would be so beyond anything Hollywood has portrayed, that the initial casualties would be the lucky ones. It is that insane. I believe the majority of the worlds population has ZERO concept of what it would entail. We are flirting with something beyond disaster, that once unleashed, will end civilization as we define it. It is literally unthinkable for any rational person under any circumstances. * Edit - I should also add that after the semester finished, UNC got so many complaints from parents and students, the course was removed from the curriculum permanently.

@615levi 18 күн бұрын

We’re playing with literal fire.

@THBIV 17 күн бұрын

@@615levi It is beyond the worst kind of suicidal madness . . .

@osuk1 17 күн бұрын

And yet the US is pushing hard at Russia and China, Israel is even harder against Iran.👀🙏

@mikes_gripes 17 күн бұрын

Maybe this class should be required for every student in every country so all would be informed of how evil their govt could be. Instead of indoctrinating the youth with BS in college

@THBIV 17 күн бұрын

@@mikes_gripes Yes. The truth is sobering. As horrific as the details I learned were, the professor maintained that what was in our text was "underestimated".

@shehrozefaisal9467 20 күн бұрын

Very refreshing to see a podcast not about dating

@Putzl52 19 күн бұрын

Yeah, not about dating, but about the inevitable destruction of mankind. Very refreshing. lol.

@israelstrommusic 15 күн бұрын

@@Putzl52arguably a less terrifying subject

@Danoman812 13 күн бұрын

@@Putzl52 Hahahaha!! I'm not worried, i already know where i'm going. Woo ^

@tommyslavic898 9 күн бұрын

if you never want to hear from your date again bring up Nuclear War.

@imagoodlistener2730 20 күн бұрын

23:36 Well there was this one guy. A Russian. System went faulty showing attack imminent and to fire. He didn't fire. And we are all here today. That man lost his job for being correct.

@teep-yt 20 күн бұрын

Stanislav Petrov, a man who will never be thanked by the billions of lives he saved.

@celnaz 20 күн бұрын

Also in 1995, Russian radars picked up on a Norwegian rocket launching a sattelite, which they were notified in advance about, but the message got lost in the bureaucracy and Yeltsin never heard about it. Yeltsin, an alcoholics of all things, was pressured to launch by missile commanders but luckily he wasnt drunk at that time and he said "It just doesn't make sense. Why would Clinton do this and why would the launch only one and not hundreds?"

@big_red_machine3547 20 күн бұрын

Yah. 1979

@P46430 20 күн бұрын

@@teep-ytevery AI system we have would’ve fired back nukes on that September day in 1983…over radar reflections off clouds

@teep-yt 20 күн бұрын

@P46430 that's why with the increasing mechanization of everything, it's so important to have a human being actually pulling the trigger. Sometimes your gut is better than any computational analysis.

@mikeiso8963 20 күн бұрын

Bro sounded real bummed the Aussies don’t have nukes 😂

@grannyannie2948 20 күн бұрын

I don't think there's any in the southern hemisphere

@Ted...youtubee 19 күн бұрын

Yet, USA bases in Australia, along with sig intelligence and air capabilities will no doubt be targeted.

@AJ-kv1po 18 күн бұрын

As an Aussie I'm pretty bummed, considering Pine Gap is an obvious target and any safe haven for US ships along East Coast which is where nearly everybody lives

@waynethegreat23 17 күн бұрын

Once the red lines are crossed I guarantee Australia will have nukes but to give them nukes now only justifies China's invasion

@grannyannie2948 17 күн бұрын

@@AJ-kv1po Also Aussie who remembers the cold war. Pine Gap won't effect the East coast much. Hippies used to complain when there were US submarines in port because they were a target, but that's a roll of the dice, and we are under the US umbrella after all. It makes no difference, it'll be hard to survive in a city once the emp takes out electricity and cars, and fun and games when there's no food or water left. Rural areas should survive with precautions. And even a nuclear winter won't be devastating for half the continent. Queensland can afford a twenty degree drop in temperature.

@butteredtaters3554 20 күн бұрын

My mom and her side of the family are from Hiroshima. My grandpa was a little boy during the war. The stories he has of that time are living nightmares

@phoxfoenix 20 күн бұрын

I watched a documentary on HBO about Hiroshima years ago. Completely changed my ignorant mind about nuclear war, and what we are capable of. Bless your grandfathers soul.

@AmandaAnttila-ux6ob 17 күн бұрын

I'm so sorry for your family, what a terrible decision America made. Seems to be a common narrative for our tyrannical government

@GUITARTIME2024 16 күн бұрын

Sad, but Japan was absolutely determined to fight to the last man. Casualties would have been MUCH higher.

@GUITARTIME2024 16 күн бұрын

@AmandaAnttila-ux6ob you might want to study Japan's atrocities. Don't eat lunch first.

@coldchickenwings9437 15 күн бұрын

@@GUITARTIME2024thank you for learning the truth.

@MrSpliffy2 16 күн бұрын

Nevermind her voice. Shes an amazing journalist / author

@leigh9807 20 күн бұрын

Can she be the announcement speaker for trains when they arrive at a new station. Her voice would calm everyone travelling

@TheInfinitereality 18 күн бұрын

Know what!. The announcer for the Sydney train arriving and going is an elderly lady who lives in a Scandinavian country. Beautiful and calming❤

@user-ip1yc4dr2s 14 күн бұрын

"mind the gap" will not bet taken seriously 😂

@leigh9807 14 күн бұрын

@@TheInfinitereality that's pretty cool actually.

@nolaquev 20 күн бұрын

She should do audio books. Especially for bedtime stories for kids.

@JaeCi-sh6fx 20 күн бұрын

Hopefully on a different topic

@lethalbezzle 20 күн бұрын

Bombs at Bedtime by Annie Jacobsen

@renjithomas8088 20 күн бұрын

Lol

@renjithomas8088 20 күн бұрын

She can read the phone book… I’ll listen. 😅

@cassidyadams6266 20 күн бұрын

She narrates her own audiobooks

@kylehunt26 20 күн бұрын

I clicked on this video not expecting to be so enthralled by the discussion, absolute banger of an episode Chris. Well done to you and Mrs. Jacobsen.

@Pearlandtriathlete 21 күн бұрын

“Nuclear war is one great big suicide” well said.

@DobyDuke 20 күн бұрын

The rich will survive in their bunkers.

@chipcook5346 20 күн бұрын

So is DEI. It's the alcoholism of suicide.

@dividedbytimestudios 20 күн бұрын

@@DobyDukeif only the rich survive. Then the rich must become the lower and middle class, who is gonna do their labor? Or dirty work?

@marsamatruh5327 20 күн бұрын

putin says " if there is no space for russia in this world so we don't need that world also!

@sanniepstein4835 20 күн бұрын

...and the entire west appears to be suicidal. Pretty spooky.

@petemccutchen3266 20 күн бұрын

Her description of Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative is factually inaccurate. The idea was not to put nuclear weapons in space. He wanted to make nuclear weapons “impotent and obsolete” by building a multi-layered defensive system. Like Iron Dome, but more robust. Much of the opposition to SDI was based on the idea that it was impossible. With eighties technology, this was probably true. With current tech, maybe not. It’s clear the Soviets thought we could do it, which is why the threat of SDI helped bring the Russians to the bargaining table. Reagan agreed with her that nuclear weapons are horrific. In fact, some of his aides were worried he might not actually order a counter strike if the situation arose. He just wasn’t naive enough to think that empathy and understanding alone would lead to the abolition of nuclear weapons. He wanted both nuclear disarmament and a defensive system.

@jb-xc4oh 17 күн бұрын

Dream on about missile defence against ballistic missiles.

@nowarwithrussiaandchina4667 17 күн бұрын

SDI/BMD threatens MAD and provokes Russian fears of a US first strike where the SDI/BMD neutralizes their second strike.

@letsgobrandon416 20 күн бұрын

For those wondering, hypersonic is a quazi buzz word. Ballistic missiles are called that because they follow a ballistic trajectory, that makes them predictable. It doesn't mean they are stoppable because they are going 10000 miles an hour. Anything over about 2500-3000 miles per hour can get the hypersonic moniker depending on how desperate for cash the given contractor is. Modern hypersonic missiles are special because they are not ballistic, they maneuver, and that makes them unpredictable, and that is why they are special. But they are only a third to maybe half as fast as a ballistic missile.

@big_red_machine3547 20 күн бұрын

Right, but they go twice that speed and it would be like trying to shoot a bullet with a bullet. Ain’t going to work

@keithd2284 20 күн бұрын

@@big_red_machine3547 It can be done, it just can't be done reliably. Even if we could intercept 90 percent of an arbitrarily large number of missiles, we'd still be dead. We can't even do that.

@letsgobrandon416 19 күн бұрын

@@big_red_machine3547 exactly, and due to the speeds involved it's a lot harder than hitting a bullet with a bullet.

@WoopyGoldbergsHair 18 күн бұрын

“Shall I go on and horrify listeners?” “yeah..”

@ryanwalsh9360 21 күн бұрын

Her research is unrivaled, and her voice is amazing. I also read Operation Paperclip, another great read from Annie!

@phantif4621 20 күн бұрын

Operation Paperclip was fantastic! I am reading The Pentagon's Brain right now, another absolute page-turner.

@JohnSchaeferUNIVERSE 21 күн бұрын

THE LADY WITH THE VOICE FROM ROGAN ❤

@jkovert 20 күн бұрын

Roz from Frazier.

@tuckercase2449 20 күн бұрын

You'll have to read her book.

@chrisshaw4632 20 күн бұрын

What a terrifying but supremely interesting conversation

@coleman318 20 күн бұрын

I knew about half the information in this podcast and it feels nice having more specific details. Definitely will look into her book!

@atb1040 19 күн бұрын

Annie Jacobsen is definitely a good source to listen to if you're a beginner when it comes to Nuclear War

@kjs3431 12 күн бұрын

Exactly

@tommyslavic898 9 күн бұрын

This is junior level stuff. In High School during the 80's I was a Nuclear War nerd. Didn't have many friends.

@jasonr428 19 күн бұрын

I read Annie's book and it was phenomenal, but very unsettling.

@Mmoooossee 19 күн бұрын

I’m 45 years old. Never read a book out of my own will. (Other than school requirements). She captivated me with all the recent podcasts to want to learn more. I started to read her book and decided to go to audio book as I could find more time to “read” it. For example while driving. While cleaning. All I have to say is she has a perfect voice for this. What a scenario, what a read, what a messed up scenario if it ever went through. I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend reading or listening. It will put things into perspective. Even if you are not a paranoid person. Please prep for emergencies. Both large and small and everything in between. We are living in a time that anything can happen. Just like car insurance and home insurance why not have prep insurance. Food, water, protection, medical, money (precious metals). Something to sustain your as normal way of life for a few months. Just think back to pandemic 2020. Masks, gloves Lysol, toilet paper, and hand sanitizer was impossible to get. Be safe all.

@FHOFHO2424 17 күн бұрын

Huh!🤯😳

@dandee6331 17 күн бұрын

Get her book Operation Paperclip. The Nazi never lost....US absorbed them....The Nazi are in control right now. You can't unsee it

@DanishValkyrie 17 күн бұрын

I'm still not cool with how everyone acted over toilet paper

@dandee6331 17 күн бұрын

@DanishValkyrie you haven't seen nothing yet wait till our money crashes

@888mladen 16 күн бұрын

Some must be a pathological mind to find pleasure in reading such books. You better read the Bible but I doubt you have ever heard about it since you have never read a book in your lifetime..

@wakinginfinity 18 күн бұрын

It’s creepy how casually and calmly she speaks about the worst possible outcome for every living thing on earth. How have we made it this long?

@mr.makeit4037 15 күн бұрын

I'm sure that she had one of those realization moments after studying the subject. This may be her coping mechanism. I had that moment in Dec 2022 when I discovered our upcoming fossil energy constraints and depletion in the next 10 years where 8 billion people on the planet will be affected, by so many issues that are confronting us NOW. I have become numb to all of this.

@tominnis8353 11 күн бұрын

Pure luck. It's about to run out.

@mydogskips2 6 сағат бұрын

Because we understand that nuclear war is a global collective suicide and cannot be won. How long that realization lasts remains to be seen.

@craigbrown1672 20 күн бұрын

No way is the first strike coming from a bomber. Hours of flying versus minutes from an ICBM.

@123FireSnake 20 күн бұрын

It's worth mentioning that nuclear winter is a hotly debated topic, so the intensity of it ranges widely from publication to publication, what she's discussing is the worst case under current models

@jamiegustafson371 20 күн бұрын

Didn’t know Chris was trying to include the ASMR community

@joakimbergstrom4347 20 күн бұрын

One of the calmest voices I've ever heard. This was a strange experience.. but perfect.

@dennismahon467 20 күн бұрын

Everyone here is right…her ‘voice’ is 10/10 perfect for listening. She’s really great.

@CJB333 20 күн бұрын

I remember Call of Duty back in the day had nuke launches as this big thing in the story, but they went on about getting the abort codes from the power that launched it. But according to her there are no abort codes. Scary how pop culture gives the impression that there's a way out when there isnt one. It makes people feel a false sense of being able to play with a point of no return

@grendal113 20 күн бұрын

There's self-destructive codes. You don't want a malfunction falling in your own country.

@Murphator 20 күн бұрын

a lot goes in to the creative spirit for the writers though, gives them more flexibility and leeway, but I get what you're saying

@digitalperson108 20 күн бұрын

Pop culture is exceedingly rarely true or real.

@big_red_machine3547 20 күн бұрын

@@grendal113Yes, like China’s missiles falling back on their own turf during tests etc. But in reality- there’s no “self destruct” mode period. The only way to cancel bombs ( can’t with missiles) is to call the bomber aircraft and tell them to abort the mission

@garyr7027 20 күн бұрын

It's not just games either, movies and TV shows also lead the public to believe there's nuclear abort codes. So is there or isn't there abort codes? If not, then why not if it's possible? No fail safe recall not built in nuclear weapons to me doesn't make sense. I'm guessing it's because once launched, then they're detected and by that time retaliation done been launched. No point in a return if you're gonna get retaliated against anyways huh?

@ryanbailey8588 20 күн бұрын

Her voice is very alluring.

@og8425 20 күн бұрын

This was such an interesting interview compared to the usual lineup, loved it, thank you!!

@dreamgeniecms 18 күн бұрын

This is why I have decided its not a good idea to have a base on the Moon or Mars. It is at that point that some people might decide that its time to have a nuclear conflict, believing that they can survive and wait for the dust to settle!

@mikeycc10 20 күн бұрын

Her voice sends me to sleep. The dreams are however not great.

@cor2250 10 күн бұрын

Yes a voice that sound the end is near

@Engrave.Danger 20 күн бұрын

As someone who feels like I could die any day, it doesn't bother me much to think about nuclear bombs. Life is life and it all ends in death. 🤷‍♂️

@grannyannie2948 20 күн бұрын

Growing up in the 70s and 80s we thought about nuclear war every day

@JeremyBoggess 15 күн бұрын

@@grannyannie2948 I remember being in my 5th grade class in the early 80’s and practicing a “duck and cover” drill. About ½ way through it I got up and sat in my desk and said “I’m sorry Mrs. X but this is stupid. If I run really fast, I can be home in 10 minutes. And my mom knows the way I go to school. I’m sure she will be running the other way. We’ll meet each other on the way. If I’m going to die, I want to be with my mom and not here. And I am sure the other parents will come here for the other kids. Besides, the other teachers will probably go find their own kids.” She looked at me and said to the class “stay here” and left. She went and got the principal. We never had a drill after that.

@grannyannie2948 14 күн бұрын

@@JeremyBoggess Wise decision. In Australia we didn't do drills. The government had no brochures about fallout out, nothing, we had to get our information from Britain and the US. But we used to talk about it a lot at lunch time and some science and maths teachers would set us problems based on an attack.

@mydogskips2 6 сағат бұрын

I'll do you one better and say let's get it on and be done with it already. Life is going to sh*t and it's getting tiresome.

@YurrNext 20 күн бұрын

Her voice is so sensual and soothing. I need her to narrate audio books....and bedtime stories.

@kt9495 20 күн бұрын

“A Thermonuclear Bomb uses an Atomic Bomb, as a weapon, inside…as the fuse.” If that’s not the scope of horror in a nutshell I don’t know what is.

@Ewil.Bluetooth 20 күн бұрын

I believe Hydrogen bombs also uses Atomic bombs to push on.

@FillyNilly 20 күн бұрын

@@Ewil.Bluetooth Hydrogen bomb = Thermonuclear bomb

@209Richsta 19 күн бұрын

Well the atomic bomb (fission) is the catalyst. When the atoms split they are bombarded and fuse (fusion) with hydrogen isotopes

@cpk2GIRL 18 күн бұрын

Atomic FISSION trigger >>>>>> FUSION byproduct

@jb-xc4oh 17 күн бұрын

Not a fuse, its the detonator for the main charge which is a fusion device.

@hendy24 20 күн бұрын

Of course as this was recommended, my monkey brain thought for 2 whole seconds the guest was gonna be 'Oppenheimer'

@averagesurfer5135 20 күн бұрын

Fantastic interview. Thank you very much. She's a great communicator for such a dark topic

@ChrisParlett 20 күн бұрын

Thank God for journalists like Annie.

@jamesventola6883 18 күн бұрын

I love this.... good interview

@avastone5539 20 күн бұрын

Again encouraging everyone to go and give Ryan McBeth a listen on his take of Annie and her work, super important not to get lost in the misery. To add to that, I will say for anyone scrolling, I think nobody wants the nuclear scenario to happen, and that Russia, China, and many others would let things get extremely extremely far with many many opportunities for other outcomes to happen before nukes flew. Like, how far? I think Russian/China/America could put boots on the ground in each other's territories and still not pull the trigger for some time. And that's pretty damn deep into conflict with each other. If anything, I think the most likely possibility of nuclear detonation is a small-scale one being detonated by terrorists in a town or a city - not by a state - and I think this is extremely unlikely as well given the severity and security of states who are desperate to ensure this sort of thing doesn't happen. It's not impossible, and it is scary, but I think it's decently unlikely. And if those buttons got pushed, may the aliens save us.

@AmandaAnttila-ux6ob 17 күн бұрын

I think we should be more worried about American crazy leaders before other nations. I personally think WE are the problem the more I learn about what they have been up to my entire life.

@user-ki4llalm6kr 16 күн бұрын

Ryan Mcbeth the worst nitwit of em all

@cathleenmore4656 15 күн бұрын

God Himself is watching we need to get right with Him🙏

@adrinathegreat3095 12 күн бұрын

Certainly in America's case, even something as minor as 9/11 almost shut the country down, and it was a couple of planes crashing into towers.. Imagine a domestic American terrorist organisation, getting hold of or making a dirty bomb and setting it off in a highly populated area.. Mass loss of life and radiation everywhere, it'd make 9/11 look like nothing, and would shut the country down as they would be expecting another somewhere at sometime.. Total chaos and likely carried out by a dozen ex miltary disgruntled types.. They've already had a few ex miltary domestic anti government terrorists do a few big bomns6

@eileenmcchrystal8471 8 күн бұрын

Tbh I think Putin is showing restraint and the U.S. is poking the bear as well as poking its nose into the Middle East.

@angusdog22 4 күн бұрын

I highly recommend reading or listening to her audiobook. But only if you have a sick love of being terrified into disbelief

@johnboy6594 20 күн бұрын

Nuclear War is unfathomable but her sultry voice helps me to absorb this information

@jamestheredd 20 күн бұрын

It's great to see a true journalist still running around doing such important work.

@Bababooey95 20 күн бұрын

Use it or lose it... such a terrifying concept alone

@mydogskips2 6 сағат бұрын

Well, let's hurry up and get it on then, all this waiting is tiresome and getting on my nerves. Can't we please just launch and be done with it already? I mean, we'll get to see the end of the world, how many people could say that until now, that they were witness to the end of humanity? And we'll all get to go out with such a tremendous bang in the most splendiferous glory!

@MrMattyd1 17 күн бұрын

Chris great interview, Annie is fun to listen to

@ryonsbooks 17 күн бұрын

Amazing interview, keep up the good work Chris

@Thomas-em9du 14 күн бұрын

Tsar Bomba was dropped with a parachute to slow it down. But the shock wave still almost crashed the plane that dropped it

@confusedalien4002 20 күн бұрын

Minutes to get to the president. Another 10 mins to get him up from his nap.

@scetchport 18 күн бұрын

Get me ice cream first.

@phantif4621 20 күн бұрын

This is essential information, critical to everyone on the planet. Annie Jacobsen's research shines new light on the horrifying potential of nuclear weapons, but please continue to look into this if you can bear it. @ChrisWillx -Thank you for this coverage! I came across your channel only recently, but you now have another subscribed listener! Keep up this essential work!

@user-tm1ec2on6w 20 күн бұрын

Saw her on Lex Fridman’s podcast. Incredible knowledge of the topic.

@freethinker4liberty 20 күн бұрын

Wrong question about nukes at the start, it's far more likely that all nations over report their nuke numbers, some by large amounts.

@bernardzsikla5640 20 күн бұрын

This whole discussion is full of over simplifications and designed to frightening everyone. Very little discussion of countermeasures, only in potential destruction. Even if the major nuclear powers decided to end their nuclear weapon programs, this technology is completely out of the bag. Of course, the ideas are scary, but there is no way that our world can go non nuclear. A virtual impossibility. So accepting the possibility of a world ending nuclear event needs to be accepted and this book and another million more would not stop this. I have listening to this type of discussion for over 40 years. This dialog adds zero value to anyone life. It is almost like saying existence is fatal.

@grannyannie2948 20 күн бұрын

Most of this information every one knew in the 70s and 80s. I remember doing the calculations in science classes. Save from a direct hit, if you avoid the fallout you have a reasonable chance. And a nuclear winter depends on the climate you begin with.

@granitestateman942 20 күн бұрын

@grannyannie2948 you may survive if you're not near fallout, but your way of life is permanently changed. All amenities of civilization are over. You would quickly become a survivalist to eek out an existence, as all the benefits of global commerce are gone.

@bernardzsikla5640 20 күн бұрын

@@granitestateman942 Personally, regardless of what happens to our world, I intend to stay alive until 5 minutes past midnight. Meaning, as long as possible.

@pastorjerrykliner3162 15 күн бұрын

YES!!!

@Bababooey95 20 күн бұрын

Solution to the Fermi Paradox: this

@jennifersanders2456 17 күн бұрын

Absolutely brilliant episode. Thank you for helping me to understand this topic. 👍🏼👍🏼

@hunterreams5532 17 күн бұрын

Brilliant discussion. Damn I was so engaged listening to her every word

@arxs_05 21 күн бұрын

I would say she has the Best Podcast VOICE I have ever heard. Especially for this topic, "the mystery of the nukes" Feels like the narration of the WWW movie.💥 (Or maybe a discovery eposide on conspiracy of nukes)

@janedavies703 18 күн бұрын

So interesting, as an Australian we have no power

@scetchport 18 күн бұрын

And not worth wasting a nuc. Maybe pine gap though.

@ghabilihabennywally9354 17 күн бұрын

Yes, this lady has a perfect voice, gesture and invaluable knowledge about the Nuclear Warfare and its scenario effects. It has to take a woman to relay the significance communication interaction with clarity of understanding for the large majority who have no knowledge about Nuclear Consequences. Thankyou Lord for Annie Jacobsen 🙏 ❤

@rickstearns1211 20 күн бұрын

Omg lady has a voice to keep you listening great podcast

@dhairyasatra8277 20 күн бұрын

thanks for taking away my sleep..i dont need coffee now

@parkers969 20 күн бұрын

Chris, yours is my favorite podcast, but there is no way in hell I listen to this one. 😅

@johnboy6594 20 күн бұрын

Its no fun. Im 16 minute in and i think im OUT..... See Ya....

@RobotTanuki 20 күн бұрын

Same here. This topic really is too scary and yet we as cirizens of countries are virtually powerless to do anything about.

@brianmcgoldrick9529 18 күн бұрын

All of her books are fantastic, and getting to listen to her voice reading the audio books is nice too

@shmoolicious 20 күн бұрын

This was fascinating!

@thegoodlistenerpodcast 21 күн бұрын

Was really looking forward to seeing you interview Cillian Murphy 😂😭😭

@gr8ful191 21 күн бұрын

I live Near Hanford and we've got many sights being cleaned at Hanford Nuke sight that makes me worry..Besides all the world mustard gas here about 45 miles away ..we're all screwed if the hit the west Coast..And Btw your voice mam is so soothing you should do Guided Meditation 🙏🏾🙇🏾

@Ewil.Bluetooth 20 күн бұрын

Yeah I fear biological weapons more.

@gr8ful191 20 күн бұрын

@@Ewil.Bluetooth yeah there all scary 😰.

@aricohen616 18 күн бұрын

I’m reading the book. Absolutely mind boggling.

@JARPON 20 күн бұрын

I normally dont watch anything thats not in person. But she is such a great author!

@doctoruttley 20 күн бұрын

Friggin’ love Annie. Currently reading her book about this topic. 👌🏻

@jimmykelly2809 20 күн бұрын

I want Annie to read me a story every night before bed

@aboyer9828 19 күн бұрын

But it would be about the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse.

@jimmykelly2809 19 күн бұрын

@@aboyer9828 that happens to be my favorite story matter of fact I have that emblazoned on my motorcycle helmet

@400medley 17 күн бұрын

Great job Chris! A nice break from the general mental/physical health and modern society focused interviews.

@s_gal9900 16 күн бұрын

Shout out to Annie. Because of hearing her episode on KZfaq I made my final philosophy of ethics paper and presentation on our current state of nukes.

@skaBABBLZ 20 күн бұрын

I’ve worked nuclear security In the mountains of Montana Over 150 missles spread out across hundreds of miles. You can find the coordinates on wikipedia, although you will not make entry even if you had the baddest security to help you. The capability of those ICBMs can reach anywhere in the world with pinpoint precision in 30 minutes or less

@dc2778 15 күн бұрын

Other than the aliens you mean 😊

@D0TELL 14 күн бұрын

😮

@cliffe691 21 күн бұрын

Just finished listening to this on Spotify. While it’s a topic that I don’t dwell on for very long it certainly has crossed my mind on numerous occasions. This was an extremely informative episode on the inner workings of the nuclear ecosystem that exists and how it could potentially be catastrophic to civilization. Incredible detail and as always I feel more informed and intelligent having indulged in one of your pieces of content. As always amazing episode Chris. And also wishing you more continued success 👏👏👏

@GodSeekingBeliever 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for letting us know how much more intelligent you are after having learned about the chance of a nuclear wasteland

@luciousmoore9199 16 күн бұрын

Listened to the audio book read by the author. Had chills the entire time. And im not even finished.

@lifeisagame2023 20 күн бұрын

Wow this book sounds fantastic

@iwasright9686 20 күн бұрын

What is the chance…? Zero. Absolutely zero percent chance.

@DukeofEarl 20 күн бұрын

Fun drinking game. Take a shot every time she says "in my book".

@projektmanlwc9936 20 күн бұрын

Yup, she's here to sell.

@koolunit 20 күн бұрын

Or: 'I am SO glad you asked that question' Or 'And, by the way'

@digitalperson108 20 күн бұрын

Yea that and always playing up her access or those she interviewed. Each and every person never gave interviews…..only to her. Shameless promoter always. She does do good work though.

@escapist502 20 күн бұрын

She’s very good:) And her audiobooks are excellent, she reads them herself! But I will add, there’s definitely a clear correlation between listening to a lot of these podcasts and buying books. You don’t have time to read because you’re too busy listening to more podcasts… selling books that you can buy and not have time to read because you’re……😂lol

@digitalperson108 20 күн бұрын

@@escapist502 lol

@DanoSlingz 15 күн бұрын

I could listen to her all day. Very informative, knowledgeable and calming even with what she is speaking of. 😎✌️

@Michael-cb5nm 17 күн бұрын

Chris, this is one of your best interviews ever.

@scottpulver 18 күн бұрын

Ah this is the lady with the bedroom voice

@jeffhoffman6318 12 күн бұрын

Lol

@theresabarreras4775 18 күн бұрын

We as a species seem to be hell bent on self destruction. Why?

@scetchport 18 күн бұрын

All planned communist NWO agendas.

@jondrizzle4554 16 күн бұрын

Not all of us just the psychos in power that we apparently vote for

@ChrissyDargue 3 күн бұрын

So we can die bigger and better than the other guy. We're tribal and selfish. Can't see it ever changing, sadly.

@rj8868 20 күн бұрын

All of annies books are great

@ericfaith2810 16 күн бұрын

Thank you Annie, for your devotion to informing those who do not want the unthinkable to happen. To any people or any nation.

@gregrutter9947 20 күн бұрын

Does the sunlight drop by 70% globally as she says? I have seen lots of computer modelling maps that show 70% in the Northern Hemisphere and 30% in the southern hemisphere. Where we are in Australia the sun is so harsh that we can’t grow much without putting up 30% shade cloth.

@andreahighsides7756 18 күн бұрын

It really depends how many ground-burst strikes are used and how much fallout there is. Airburst is better at destroying cities, ground burst is needed to penetrate bunkers and hardened targets (missile batteries etc)

@cameronboden 16 күн бұрын

ASMRpocalypse

@molls0922 2 күн бұрын

Hahaha 😂

@kennethbailey9853 Күн бұрын

Thank you.

@tstorm94 11 күн бұрын

Like they said in War Games.....the only winning move is not to play.

@markwinsor446 20 күн бұрын

I always wondered what happened to Velma from Scooby-Doo. I'm going to record this Woman's voice and listen to it on a loop...

@jasonbarkermedia 21 күн бұрын

Shouldn’t it be “Doomsday clock at midnight?” There is no zero on a clock 🤨

@carlosistribe 21 күн бұрын

Zero hours would be midnight on a 24hr formatted clock. Most countries use that over the 12hr format that we use here in the states.

@nolaquev 21 күн бұрын

00:00 is midnight on a digital clock.

@beverlygardner1235 5 күн бұрын

Annie is amazing, following her for years, well informed and very interesting.

@henrygonzalez360 15 күн бұрын

I sleep regularly to Annie's soothing voice talking about Nuclear Winter. Some pretty interesting dreams to say the least.😢😢😢

@derekrotondo8315 20 күн бұрын

The 44 interceptors is completely false. I was on a ship 20 years ago with the capability to intercept an ICBM. The Aegis system coordinates through every naval fleet. And again this is two decades ago

@victorhankinson1530 20 күн бұрын

She’s on Putler’s payroll

@big_red_machine3547 20 күн бұрын

So you’re saying that Aegis can shoot down ICBMS travelling at 20,000 km/hr? And what about when it separates into 20 different warheads etc?

@keithd2284 20 күн бұрын

@@big_red_machine3547 We just saw what happens a few weeks ago. Most of the ballistic missiles hit their targets.

@derekrotondo8315 20 күн бұрын

@@big_red_machine3547 No certainly not the MIRVs. RS-28s carry up to 16 MIRVs, once they enter terminal phase, it's all over.

@samvigil1333 21 күн бұрын

Facts good guest man keep it up.😊

@pastorjerrykliner3162 15 күн бұрын

My understanding is that, for every flight of silos (10) there are multiple command bunkers, each with two launch officers. If ONE command bunker issues a "launch order" (which takes two officers), there needs to be a second concurring launch order for the flight to launch. So, yes...they're "networked together," but it's not as simple as "one crew can launch them all." You still need multiple crews of two, in separate command centers, to "turn the keys" within a certain time period, to actually launch the missiles. So the issue of a "drill" turning into a live-fire exercise is not as "simple" as you might think... One crew in a command center turning their keys cannot initiate a launch.

@davidgonzales6105 13 күн бұрын

I'm looking forward to it

@AWEdio 19 күн бұрын

This lady comes across like she's talking to children... Which makes the whole interview extra creepy.

@bellakrinkle9381 16 күн бұрын

Considering that the majority of US citizens have not emotionally matured past adolescence, it's probably a wise idea. At least she doesn't speak on a little girl voice, which many adult sized women use on the internet.

@richardreed2839 16 күн бұрын

Shes liberal

@AllTheRain 16 күн бұрын

Clear concise information makes you feel inferior?

@jeffstalker9184 14 күн бұрын

@@richardreed2839she knows something we don't lol

@davidcollin1436 10 күн бұрын

@@richardreed2839what's that make you?