Experts predict a global nuclear war would see 360million people dead almost instantly after the bombs hit - but Jacobsen's book makes it clear that these fatalities would be just the beginning. Her sources say 5billion would die in the first 72 minutes alone.
For those who don't die instantly, survivors face a barren land, wildfires, frozen terrains, radiation exposure, no food, widespread ruin and disease.
In Jacobsen's book, she writes of a fictitious scenario that sees North Korea fire intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at the United States. After detecting the launch, the US responds by initiating its own nuclear attack by sending missiles over Russia to North Korea.
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