What Nuclear War Would Actually Look Like with Annie Jacobsen

For decades, the threat of total nuclear annihilation cast a long shadow on everyday life. Nowadays, it almost seems like an old-fashioned kind of fear. Unfortunately, the possibility of human civilization ending at the touch of a button is more real than we think. Journalist Annie Jacobsen’s book NUCLEAR WAR: A Scenario outlines an excruciating and fascinating play-by-play of how the world as we know it could go up in smoke. Find Annie's book at factuallypod.com/books -- SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: SEE ADAM ON TOUR:

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What Nuclear War Would Actually Look Like with Annie Jacobsen is an episode from Factually! with Adam Conover by Headgum.

This episode is 01:23:31 long.

This episode was published on Jan 28, 2026.

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