Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
#420 – Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy
MAR 22, 2024192 MIN
#420 – Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy
MAR 22, 2024192 MIN
Description
<p>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:<br />
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<p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/annie-jacobsen-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/annie-jacobsen-transcript</a></p>
<p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br />
Nuclear War: A Scenario (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3THZHfr">https://amzn.to/3THZHfr</a><br />
Annie’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/anniejacobsen">https://twitter.com/anniejacobsen</a><br />
Annie’s Website: <a href="https://anniejacobsen.com/">https://anniejacobsen.com/</a><br />
Annie’s Books: <a href="https://amzn.to/3TGWyMJ">https://amzn.to/3TGWyMJ</a><br />
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br />
(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(07:37) – Nuclear war<br />
(12:21) – Launch procedure<br />
(18:00) – Deterrence<br />
(21:34) – Tactical nukes<br />
(30:59) – Nuclear submarines<br />
(33:59) – Nuclear missiles<br />
(41:10) – Nuclear football<br />
(50:17) – Missile interceptor system<br />
(54:34) – North Korea<br />
(1:01:10) – Nuclear war scenarios<br />
(1:10:02) – Warmongers<br />
(1:14:31) – President’s cognitive ability<br />
(1:20:43) – Refusing orders<br />
(1:28:41) – Russia and Putin<br />
(1:33:48) – Cyberattack<br />
(1:35:09) – Ground zero of nuclear war<br />
(1:39:48) – Surviving nuclear war<br />
(1:44:06) – Nuclear winter<br />
(1:54:29) – Alien civilizations<br />
(2:00:04) – Extrasensory perception<br />
(2:13:50) – Area 51<br />
(2:17:48) – UFOs and aliens<br />
(2:28:15) – Roswell incident<br />
(2:34:55) – CIA assassinations<br />
(2:53:47) – Navalny<br />
(2:56:12) – KGB<br />
(3:02:48) – Hitler and the atomic bomb<br />
(3:06:52) – War and human nature<br />
(3:10:17) – Hope</p>