Annie Jacobsen is a journalist, investigative reporter and an author. The threat of nuclear war has loomed for over half a century now. But the question remains - just how close to nuclear armageddon are we and what would happen if the world went into a nuclear war. Expect to learn how many nukes there are in the world right now, the most likely steps to an accidental nuclear war, what happens when a country fires the first nuke, which cities are the most likely targets of a nuclear strike, what the most powerful bomb in history was, how many people would die in a nuclear war between the US and Russia, how likely a nuclear war is in our future and much more... - 00:00 How Many Nukes Exist? 04:42 Where America’s Nukes Are 09:33 Russian & Chinese Submarines Near America 12:40 What Happens When a Nuke is Fired? 21:24 How American Nuclear Silos Work 25:12 Can We Intercept All Kinds of Missiles? 28:38 Most Likely American Targets 34:55 The Different Types of Bombs Today 41:20 What Happens When Thermo-Nuclear Bombs Drop? 51:23 The Closest We Ever Came to Nuclear War 59:08 Is De-Escalation a Realistic Goal? 1:02:35 Where to Find Annie - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/