Annie Jacobsen – författare

72 minuter. Så lång tid tar det från den första upptäckten av ett avfyrat nordkoreanskt kärnvapen med slutmål Washington DC till dess att stora delar av civilisationen ligger i ruiner. Vapnet som skulle innebära slutet på de stora världskrigen har utvecklats till ett monster bortom mänsklig kontroll. Den ömsesidiga terrorbalansen är så pass skör att allt kan raseras av ett missförstånd, eller en enda impulsiv statschef.

Här erbjuds en unik inblick i det kärnvapenmilitära etablissemanget. Den amerikanska journalisten Annie Jacobsen har utforskat teknologierna, säkerhetssystemen, planerna och riskerna. Minut för minut skildrar hon det potentiella händelseförlopp som inga världsledare vill tala öppet om – men som när som helst kan bli verklighet.

Annie Jacobsen är journalist och pulitzerprisnominerad författare till en rad uppmärksammade böcker. Kärnvapenkrig har blivit en omdiskuterad bästsäljare i USA.

Med förord av Martin Kragh.

The explosive, untold story of the Cold War''s biggest secret from the bestselling author of NUCLEAR WAR: A SCENARIO''An extraordinary book'' DAILY EXPRESS''Revelatory . . . the research is compellingly hard-hitting'' NEW YORK TIMESIt is the most famous military installation in the world. And no credible insider has ever divulged the truth about his time inside of it. Until now. This is the first book based on interviews with scientists, pilots, and engineers - 58 in total - who provide an unprecedented look into the mysterious activities of a top-secret base, from the Cold War to today. With a jaw-dropping ending, it proves that facts are often more fantastic than fiction, especially when the distinction is almost impossible to make.

THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER''As fast paced as a thriller'' Fred Burton, Stratfor Talks'' Pen and Sword Podcast''Jacobsen here presents a tour de force exploring the CIA''s paramilitary activities...this excellent work feels like uncovering the tip of the iceberg ...Highly recommended for those seeking a better understanding of American foreign policy in action'' Jacob Sherman, Library Journal ''A behind-the-scenes look at the most shadowy corners of the American intelligence community...Well-sourced and well-paced, this book is full of surprises'' Kirkus''Annie Jacobsen takes us inside the darkest and most morally ambiguous corner of our government, where politicians ask brave men and women to kill-up close and personal-on America''s behalf'' Garrett M. Graff, author of Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government''s Secret Plan to Save Itself - While the Rest of us Die''This is a first rate book on the CIA, its paramilitary armies, operators, and assassins'' New York Journal of Books''Having already demonstrated her remarkable aptitude for unearthing government secrets in books like Area 51 (2011) and The Pentagon''s Brain (2015), Jacobsen pulls back the curtain on the history of covert warfare and state sanctioned assassinations from WWII to the present...Jacobsen''s work revealing a poorly understood but essential slice of warfare history belongs in every library collection'' BooklistThe definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored assassinations, from the author of the Pulizter Prize finalist The Pentagon''s BrainSince 1947, domestic and foreign assassinations have been executed under the C IA-led covert action operations team. Before that time, responsibility for taking out America''s enemies abroad was even more shrouded in mystery. Despite Hollywood notions of last-minute rogue-operations and external secret hires, covert action is actually a cog in a colossal foreign policy machine, moving through, among others, the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the House and Senate Select Committees. At the end of the day, it is the President, not the C IA, who is singularly in charge.For the first time, Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen takes us deep inside this top-secret history. With unparalleled access to former operatives, ambassadors, and even past directors of the Secret Service and CIA operations, Jacobsen reveals the inner workings of these teams, and just how far a U.S. president may go, covertly but lawfully, to pursue the nation''s interests.

Brought to you by Penguin.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. And it could start in as little as 26 minutes and 40 seconds from now…An edge-of-your-seat non-fiction thriller for readers of American Prometheus by Kai Bird or Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham.The first rule of nuclear war is that there are no rules.Up to now, no one outside of 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 civilisation as we know it.If a single nuclear missile is launched, it provokes two dozen in return. Frantic calls over secure lines work to confirm the worst as armoured helicopters are scrambled outside. Decisions over hundreds of millions of lives need to be made within six minutes, based on partial information, knowing that once launched, nothing is capable of halting the destruction.Because the plans for General Nuclear War are among the most classified secrets held by the United States government, this book takes the reader up to the razor’s edge of what can legally be known. Based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, been privy to the response plans, and been responsible for the decisions that will be made, 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.©2024 Annie Jacobsen (P)2024 Penguin Audio