A power struggle over the succession of leadership, a general committed to an outdated and insane military doctrine, a national leader who won’t pick up the phone due to a perceived slight…It left me infuriated at the resources that have been poured into weapons that could literally end us all.

I recently (finally) read Annie Jacobsen’s terrifying Nuclear War: A Scenario. While the description of weapons systems and nuclear effects were alarming, what was most upsetting was the way the individual egos and paranoia determined the catastrophic outcome. bookshop.org/p/books/nucl...

And this one:
magazine.atavist.com/coming-to-am...

Also this one is a quiet piece that relies almost completely on immersion and observation, but speaks to an (inter)national story. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...

I find in my classes that it leads to really interesting conversations about what we can learn when the subjective first person voice becomes lens and tool. And what are the limitations and pitfalls.

I’m sure you already know this one? www.gq.com/story/dylann...

Definitely!

Can't wait!

I recommend libro.fm! Also overdrive and libby for free audiobooks from libraries

Thanks for doing this! Would love to be added— my deeply researched memoir traces the intimate, global, and environmental legacies of Oak Ridge through my grandfather’s work there — www.kentuckypress.com/978081319719...

My deeply researched memoir, HALF-LIFE OF A SECRET, traces my journey to reckon with the toxic legacy of my grandfather’s work building nuclear weapons on intimate and global scales.

www.kentuckypress.com/978081319719...

Thank you 💜