📚 8 Books mentioned in "Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy | Lex Fridman Podcast #420" of Lex Fridman Podcast

The following is a conversation with Annie Jacobsen, an investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and author of several amazing books on war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security, including the books titled 'Area 51', 'Operation Paperclip', 'The Pentagon's Brain Phenomena', 'Surprise, Kill, Vanish', and her new book, 'Nuclear War'.

In this segment, Lex Fridman introduces Annie Jacobsen, highlighting her book 'Area 51' as one of her significant contributions to the discourse on war, government secrecy, and national security.

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I mean, my first learning about the CIA came from the work I did on the "Area 51" book about their aerial reconnaissance programs, which were set up again to prevent World War III, nuclear World War III.

Annie Jacobsen discusses her book 'Area 51', sharing how her research on the CIA and its aerial reconnaissance programs shaped her understanding of their efforts to prevent nuclear conflict.

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But the real problem, what has happened, and I write about this in my book, 'First Platoon', which is about a group of young soldiers who goes to Afghanistan and unwittingly becomes part of the Defense Department’s biome efforts to capture biometrics on 85% of the population of Afghanistan.

Annie Jacobsen discusses her book 'First Platoon,' which explores the story of young soldiers in Afghanistan who become unknowingly involved in the Defense Department's efforts to collect biometric data on a majority of the Afghan population.

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The following is a conversation with Annie Jacobsen, an investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and author of several amazing books on war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security, including the books titled 'Area 51', 'Operation Paperclip', 'The Pentagon's Brain Phenomena', 'Surprise, Kill, Vanish', and her new book, 'Nuclear War'.

In this episode, Lex Fridman introduces the guest, Annie Jacobsen, and highlights her new book, 'Nuclear War', discussing themes surrounding war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security.

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That was one of the most remarkable details I really nailed down for this book when I was reporting it and talking to Secretaries of Defense.

Annie Jacobsen discusses her book on Nuclear War, highlighting a significant detail she uncovered during her research and interviews with former Secretaries of Defense.

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I think the sense-making part of this is really what I'm after in this book, because I want people to understand, on the one hand, it's incredibly simple; it's just the people that have made it so complicated.

Annie Jacobsen discusses the significance of sense-making regarding nuclear war, indicating that she is referring to her book titled 'Nuclear War'.

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The following is a conversation with Annie Jacobsen, an investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and author of several amazing books on war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security, including the books titled 'Area 51', 'Operation Paperclip', 'The Pentagon's Brain Phenomena', 'Surprise, Kill, Vanish', and her new book, 'Nuclear War'.

Lex Fridman introduces his guest, Annie Jacobsen, highlighting her book 'Operation Paperclip' among other significant works that explore the intricate topics of war, government secrecy, and national security.

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In my research on Third Reich weapons for 'Operation Paperclip', because of course, we got a lot of those scientists after.

In discussing her research on Third Reich weapons, Annie Jacobsen mentions her book 'Operation Paperclip', noting how many scientists were acquired following WWII.

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You've written, like you said, the book "Phenomena" on the secret history of the US government's investigations into extrasensory perception and psychokinesis.

In this segment, Lex Fridman mentions Annie Jacobsen's book 'Phenomena,' which explores the secret history of the US government's investigations into extrasensory perception and psychokinesis.

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The following is a conversation with Annie Jacobsen, an investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and author of several amazing books on war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security, including the books titled 'Area 51', 'Operation Paperclip', 'The Pentagon's Brain Phenomena', 'Surprise, Kill, Vanish', and her new book, 'Nuclear War'.

In the introduction, Lex Fridman highlights Annie Jacobsen's significant contributions as an investigative journalist, mentioning her notable book 'Surprise, Kill, Vanish' alongside her expertise in topics related to war, government secrecy, and national security.

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Later, I wrote a book about the CIA's paramilitary, "Surprise, Kill, Vanish."

Annie Jacobsen discusses her book 'Surprise, Kill, Vanish,' which explores the CIA's paramilitary operations and relates to previous topics about Area 51.

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Carl Sagan talked about that in this amazing book he wrote with two scientist colleagues called "The Cold and the Dark."

Annie Jacobsen discusses Carl Sagan's book 'The Cold and the Dark,' which focuses on essays related to the concept of nuclear winter.

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