Nuclear War: A Scenario

Nuclear War: A Scenario (with a new afterword) is an instant New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller, a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and a shortlisted title for the Baillie Gifford Prize. Celebrated as one of NPR’s Books We Love, Annie Jacobsen’s investigative work delivers a terrifying, vivid account of what could happen in the minutes after a nuclear missile is launched toward the United States. Based on exclusive interviews with military and civilian experts, this urgent, deeply researched book reveals the technology, safeguards, decisions, and risks behind the world’s most devastating weapons and the split-second choices that could end civilization.