Book · 2017
DOOMSDAY MACHINE
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And i have exactly the same reaction like everybody watching this should go read toby awards to precipice they should also read daniel ellsberg's book uh the doomsday machine about the risk of nuclear war throughout the 20th century.
The best things said about it
In the ages. Book, The Doomsday Machine, there's a quote I really, really love.
And you know I just read Daniel Ellsberg's new book the doomsday machine this is on nuclear deterrence.
Michael Shermer The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2018 And the second thing about the category difference between thermonuclear and atomic bombs. Daniel Ellsberg, the nuclear planner who wrote the Doomsday machine, he talks about, people don't understand that the atom bomb that resulted in the pictures we see of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
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Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner is a non-fiction book by Daniel Ellsberg that examines the terrifying risks of nuclear war and U.S. strategy throughout the twentieth century. Geoffrey Miller recommended the book on Modern Wisdom, urging viewers to read it to understand the historical dangers associated with nuclear weapons. Ivana Hughes discussed the book on The Tucker Carlson Show, quoting Ellsberg to emphasize his perspective on the inherent insanity of modern nuclear weapons policies. On the Dwarkesh Podcast, Dwarkesh Patel cited Ellsberg's background as a nuclear planner to explain the critical category differences between atomic bombs and the vastly more powerful thermonuclear weapons, contrasting the destruction seen at Hiroshima and Nagasaki with modern capabilities. Michael Shermer also mentioned the book on The Joe Rogan Experience, noting that he had recently read Ellsberg's work regarding nuclear deterrence and the secretive calculations made by the government. Across all these discussions, the book serves as a vital historical warning and an insider critique of global doomsday planning by a former military analyst who witnessed the inner workings of nuclear strategy firsthand.
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Geoffrey Miller and i have exactly the same reaction like everybody watching this should go read toby awards to precipice t… 1
“and i have exactly the same reaction like everybody watching this should go read toby awards to precipice they should also read daniel ellsberg's book uh the doomsday machine about the risk of nuclear war throughout the 20th century”
Dwarkesh Patel And the second thing about the category difference between thermonuclear and atomic bombs. Daniel Ellsberg,… 1
“And the second thing about the category difference between thermonuclear and atomic bombs. Daniel Ellsberg, the nuclear planner who wrote the Doomsday machine, he talks about, people don't understand that the atom bomb that resulted in the pictures we see of Nagasaki and Hiroshima”
Ivana Hughes In the ages. Book, The Doomsday Machine, there's a quote I really, really love. 1
“In the ages. Book, The Doomsday Machine, there's a quote I really, really love.”
Michael Shermer and you know I just read Daniel Ellsberg's new book the doomsday machine this is on nuclear deterrence 1
“and you know I just read Daniel Ellsberg's new book the doomsday machine this is on nuclear deterrence”
