Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author of "Nuclear War: A Scenario" and many other books on war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:- HiddenLayer: https://hiddenlayer.com/lex- BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off- Policygenius: https://policygenius.com/lex- NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour

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OUTLINE:Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.(00:00) - Introduction(07:37) - Nuclear war(12:21) - Launch procedure(18:00) - Deterrence(21:34) - Tactical nukes(30:59) - Nuclear submarines(33:59) - Nuclear missiles(41:10) - Nuclear football(50:17) - Missile interceptor system(54:34) - North Korea(1:01:10) - Nuclear war scenarios(1:10:02) - Warmongers(1:14:31) - President's cognitive ability(1:20:43) - Refusing orders(1:28:41) - Russia and Putin(1:33:48) - Cyberattack(1:35:09) - Ground zero of nuclear war(1:39:48) - Surviving nuclear war(1:44:06) - Nuclear winter(1:54:29) - Alien civilizations(2:00:04) - Extrasensory perception(2:13:50) - Area 51(2:17:48) - UFOs and aliens(2:28:15) - Roswell incident(2:34:55) - CIA assassinations(2:53:47) - Navalny(2:56:12) - KGB(3:02:48) - Hitler and the atomic bomb(3:06:52) - War and human nature(3:10:17) - Hope