Book · 2026 · Political Science
Biological War
A Scenario
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Biological War, Annie Jacobsen. Go get it, folks. Go get terrified.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jul 2026 Listen at 2:14:42 What they say about it
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The best things said about it
Y'all should read biological war by any jacobson that came out month ago literally the exact same scenario of this lab leak same mnemonic plague same laboratory in Siberia it's eerie.
I'm going to be reading the book. I hope everybody reads the book.
But I think people that read Biological Warfare is a scenario, and it's just one scenario, it's not only scenario, will be astonished when they learn of the government's own plans in the event of an outbreak or an incident of a genetically modified pathogen.
You've written best-selling books including Area 51, Operation Paperclip, The Pentagon's Brain, Surprise Kill, Vanish, Nuclear War: A Scenario, and your newest release, Biological War: A Scenario.
Shawn Ryan The Shawn Ryan Show · Jul 2026 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Biological War by Annie Jacobsen is a sobering investigative nonfiction book that examines government plans, potential outbreaks, and the terrifying realities surrounding genetically modified pathogens and modern warfare. On an episode of The Shawn Ryan Show, host Shawn Ryan introduced Annie Jacobsen by listing her extensive bibliography of bestselling national security books before diving into her newest release. On Breaking Points, Emily Jashinsky welcomed Jacobsen as a guest and strongly urged everyone to read the text, while Jacobsen explained that readers would be genuinely astonished to discover the official plans federal authorities have prepared for potential biological incidents. The book also received enthusiastic praise on other platforms; Joe Rogan recommended it to his audience on The Joe Rogan Experience at the end of an episode, telling listeners to go get terrified by it. Furthermore, on Timcast IRL, a viewer recommended the book through a live chat message because of its eerie similarities to a plague scenario being discussed on the show, noting that the events in the book mirrored the exact laboratory leak and mnemonic plague scenarios debated by the hosts. People recommend the book because it exposes hidden government contingencies and delivers a stark, thoroughly researched warning about modern biosecurity threats.
Every mention
Emily Jashinsky I'm going to be reading the book. I hope everybody reads the book. 2
“Very excited now to be joined by Annie Jacobsen, one of my favorite authors and the author of this new book Biological War.”
“I'm going to be reading the book. I hope everybody reads the book.”
Joe Rogan Um Biological War, Annie Jacobsen. Go get it, folks. Go get terrified. 1
“Um Biological War, Annie Jacobsen. Go get it, folks. Go get terrified.”
Annie Jacobsen But I think people that read Biological Warfare is a scenario, and it's just one scenario, it's not only sc… 1
“But I think people that read Biological Warfare is a scenario, and it's just one scenario, it's not only scenario, will be astonished when they learn of the government's own plans in the event of an outbreak or an incident of a genetically modified pathogen.”
Shawn Ryan You've written best-selling books including Area 51, Operation Paperclip, The Pentagon's Brain, Surprise Ki… 1
“You've written best-selling books including Area 51, Operation Paperclip, The Pentagon's Brain, Surprise Kill, Vanish, Nuclear War: A Scenario, and your newest release, Biological Warfare: A Scenario.”
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“y'all should read biological war by any jacobson that came out month ago literally the exact same scenario of this lab leak same mnemonic plague same laboratory in Siberia it's eerie”
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Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Annie Jacobson, the author of Biological War, previously Nuclear War, a scenario, she's going to join us.”
“Very excited now to be joined by Annie Jacobson. She is the author of Biological War Scenario.”
“For this week's episode, I wanted to revisit the conversation I had with Jacobsen last year since she now has another book out, Biological War: A Scenario, which is equally gripping.”
“My first six books were written in the past tense. Like, you know, the Nazi scientists who came to America, Area 51, um The Pentagon's Brain. The Nuclear War and Biological War are written in the future.”
“I wrote biological war a scenario, not biological war the only scenario. And in my acknowledgements part of the book, I mention how in some of my interviews”
“According to Stratcom, in biological war, I take the readers from outbreak to anarchy in six days because anarchy and insurrection is the real threat.”