467 | Annie Jacobsen: What Would the First Minutes of a Nuclear War Look Like? - The Realignment Pod

Annie Jacobsen, journalist and author of Nuclear War: A Scenario, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Annie discuss what experts predict the initial minutes after a nuclear launch and strike would look like, why the return of Cold War style relationships between great powers has brought the threat of nuclear conflict back to the forefront, the history of the U.S. military and Executive Branch's nuclear policies, and the need to ensure that adversary nations maintain lines of clarity and communication to prevent a disastrous miscalculation. Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/ a16z Podcast: a16z Podcast | Andreessen Horowitz REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/ PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Email Us: [email protected] Foundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-... 0:00 - Introduction 1:14 - Annie’s book 5:06 - Decentralizing Washington 8:26 - Paradox of nuclear weapons 12:45 - Modern day nuclear conflict 16:55 - Different conceptions of nuclear weapons 21:33 - Tactical nukes 25:03 - History of nukes 30:26 - What should policymakers do? 35:37 - Nuclear incidents 40:59 - Annie’s previous books 45:52 - UFOs