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NUCLEAR WAR - ANNIE JACOBSEN KARTONIERT (TB)

The Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of
nuclear war  perfect for readers of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert
Oppenheimer.  *Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2024*   'Essential'
New York Times   'A stomach-clenching  multi-perspective  ticking-clock  geopolitical thriller'
Forbes   'Tells a terrifying story in a devastatingly straightforward way' Guardian    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.   There 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 as we know it.  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.   'This terrifying book is a must-read for every world leader' Mother Jones 
'These are scenes straight out of Dr Strangelove' Telegraph   'At once methodical and vivid'
The Economist  * A New York Times bestseller (March 2024) and a Sunday Times bestseller (April
2024)

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