Nuclear War

Resumen del libro

Nuclear war begins with a blip on a radar screen.

This is a minute-by-minute account of what comes next. It has to be read to be believed. 'A stomach-clenching, multi-perspective, ticking-clock, geopolitical thriller' Forbes'Dangerously plausible and it reads like a thriller' Sunday Times'These are scenes straight out of Dr Strangelove' TelegraphThere 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.

Until 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. Decisions 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.

Based 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. Nuclear War is at once a compulsive non-fiction thriller and a powerful argument that we must rid ourselves of these world-ending weapons for ever.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Annie Jacobsenx{0026}lt;/B (1967) es una escritora y periodista de investigación estadounidense. Escribe y produce programas de televisión y fue editora colaboradora de x{0026}lt;I Los Angeles Times Magazinex{0026}lt;/I . Escribe sobre guerra, armas, seguridad y secretos y es autora de varios libros de no ficción como x{0026}lt;I The Pentagon's Brainx{0026}lt;/I (finalista del Premio Pulitzer 2016) o x{0026}lt;I Área 51x{0026}lt;/I .x{0026}lt;/P