Newt talks with Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, about her new book "Nuclear War: A Scenario". The book explores the potential aftermath of a nuclear missile launch, based on interviews with military and civilian experts. Jacobsen discusses the concept of "Mad King Logic", where one irrational leader with a nuclear arsenal could trigger a global catastrophe. She also explains the devastating environmental and human impacts of a nuclear war, including nuclear winter and the death of billions. Jacobsen suggests that the way forward is to reduce the number of nuclear weapons and make their use taboo, following the example set by President Reagan. They also discuss how this could be implemented in a world with unpredictable leaders like Kim Jong Un and Ayatollah Khomeini.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 534: The State of the Economy: SVB, Interest Rates, and Protecting Your Retirement
Episode 533: Newt Answers Your Questions with Vivek Ramaswamy
Episode 532: Mike Pompeo on “Never Give An Inch”
Episode 531: James Rosen on Justice Scalia
Episode 530: The Federalist Papers
Episode 529: Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of COVID-19 Pandemic
Episode 528: Newt Answers Your Questions
Episode 527: Governor DeWine on Ohio’s Train Accident
Episode 526: War in Ukraine – One Year Later
Episode 525: Baltimore City Schools’ Failure to Educate
Episode 524: Washington’s Farewell Address
Episode 523: Balanced Budget Amendment
Episode 522: Newt Answers Your Questions with Chairman Jim Jordan
Episode 521: Rethinking Public Employee Unions
Episode 520: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
Episode 519: The American Imperative
Episode 518: The 118th Congress
Episode 517: The Bidens
Episode 516: Drug Prices in America – Worth the Cost?
Episode 515: Liz Lev on the Sistine Chapel
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free