#420 – Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy

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<p>Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author of &#8220;Nuclear War: A Scenario&#8221; and many other books on war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>HiddenLayer</b>: <a href="https://hiddenlayer.com/lex">https://hiddenlayer.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Policygenius</b>: <a href="https://policygenius.com/lex">https://policygenius.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>NetSuite</b>: <a href="http://netsuite.com/lex">http://netsuite.com/lex</a> to get free product tour</p> <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&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/anniejacobsen">https://twitter.com/anniejacobsen</a><br /> Annie&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://anniejacobsen.com/">https://anniejacobsen.com/</a><br /> Annie&#8217;s Books: <a href="https://amzn.to/3TGWyMJ">https://amzn.to/3TGWyMJ</a><br /> Annie&#8217;s Books (audio): <a href="https://adbl.co/49ZnI7c">https://adbl.co/49ZnI7c</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;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) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (07:37) &#8211; Nuclear war<br /> (12:21) &#8211; Launch procedure<br /> (18:00) &#8211; Deterrence<br /> (21:34) &#8211; Tactical nukes<br /> (30:59) &#8211; Nuclear submarines<br /> (33:59) &#8211; Nuclear missiles<br /> (41:10) &#8211; Nuclear football<br /> (50:17) &#8211; Missile interceptor system<br /> (54:34) &#8211; North Korea<br /> (1:01:10) &#8211; Nuclear war scenarios<br /> (1:10:02) &#8211; Warmongers<br /> (1:14:31) &#8211; President&#8217;s cognitive ability<br /> (1:20:43) &#8211; Refusing orders<br /> (1:28:41) &#8211; Russia and Putin<br /> (1:33:48) &#8211; Cyberattack<br /> (1:35:09) &#8211; Ground zero of nuclear war<br /> (1:39:48) &#8211; Surviving nuclear war<br /> (1:44:06) &#8211; Nuclear winter<br /> (1:54:29) &#8211; Alien civilizations<br /> (2:00:04) &#8211; Extrasensory perception<br /> (2:13:50) &#8211; Area 51<br /> (2:17:48) &#8211; UFOs and aliens<br /> (2:28:15) &#8211; Roswell incident<br /> (2:34:55) &#8211; CIA assassinations<br /> (2:53:47) &#8211; Navalny<br /> (2:56:12) &#8211; KGB<br /> (3:02:48) &#8211; Hitler and the atomic bomb<br /> (3:06:52) &#8211; War and human nature<br /> (3:10:17) &#8211; Hope</p>