The World as We Know It Hangs by a Thread

I’ve just finished one of the most frightening books I’ve ever read. No, it’s not a tale of suspense or a novel in the horror genre. It’s not fiction, but it’s also not a true story, at least not yet.Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War is terrifying because it isn’t pure speculation. Based on interviews with top-level officials and on declassified documents, it describes in gruesome detail what would happen to civilians and soldiers alike in the event of a nuclear attack on the United States. But