Nuclear War: A Scenario

By Annie Jacobsen

About Nuclear War: A Scenario

Annie Jacobsen uses a nuclear-war scenario to examine the stakes of escalation. Read the scenario as a way to interrogate decisions and vulnerabilities, rather than as a forecast of a single inevitable future.

This companion sharpens this collection’s discussion of deterrence and the limits of strategic confidence.

Why I include it

I include this book for its perspective on deterrence, escalation, and decision-making. This companion sharpens this collection’s discussion of deterrence and the limits of strategic confidence.

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This companion sharpens this collection’s discussion of deterrence and the limits of strategic confidence.

What to look for while reading

Notice the relationship between decision time, incomplete information, and irreversible choices. Where do assumptions about control begin to break down?