Extra: Nuclear Reality

With renewed concerns of possible nuclear exchanges (Ukraine/Russia, Iran/Israel) Mic, Brian, and Jeff explore some of the reality behind nuclear blasts and more importantly, fallout. These were fairly topical among Americans during the Cold War, but with the fall of the Soviet Union, nuclear realities have slipped out of the mainstream American consciousness.

The catalyst for this episode was a book by journalist Annie Jacobsen, that highlighted how precarious things still are. Below are links to items mentioned in this episode.

Links:

Annie Jacobsen's book: Nuclear War, A Scenario -- (amazon link) Not promoting her book so much as providing a link if you're interested.

A Long-Form Interview with Joe Rogen

A print article in the publication Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The 1983 Made for TV move The Day After (free on YouTube), cited by Jacobsen as influential in amrs talks in the 80s.

FEMA PrepTalks about nuclear preparedness and after effects (You Tube)

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