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Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

How Nuclear War Starts: WW3, Aliens, Nazi's & CIA Secrets | Annie Jacobsen PT 2

Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

Impact Theory

Business, News Commentary, News

4.75.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to part 2 of this thought-provoking episode with journalist and NYT best selling author Annie Jacobsen! 

Our discussion continues into the chilling realm of nuclear weapons and global security. We dive deep into the urgent need for nuclear disarmament and the powerful forces at play in global politics, the urgent need for nuclear disarmament, the potential perils of technological advancements in warfare, and the ethical considerations of military strategies that remain as relevant today as ever. 

Don't miss out on the final part of this eye-opening conversation with Annie Jacobsen and expand your worldview and grasp the complex dynamics that threaten yet also maintain global peace.


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Themes: Mindset, Finance, World Affairs, Health & Productivity, Future & Tech, Simulation Theory & Physics, Dating & Relationships


Follow Annie Jacobsen:

Website: https://anniejacobsen.com/

X: https://twitter.com/AnnieJacobsen

Order “Nuclear War”: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748264/nuclear-war-by-annie-jacobsen/


Follow Me, Tom Bilyeu: 

Website: https://impacttheoryuniversity.com/ 

X: https://twitter.com/TomBilyeu

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/


If you want to dive deeper into my content, search through every episode, find specific topics I've covered, and ask me questions. Go to my Dexa page: https://dexa.ai/tombilyeu


Themes: Mindset, Finance, World Affairs, Health & Productivity, Future & Tech, Simulation Theory & Physics, Dating & Relationships


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Nuclear war is the only event other than an asteroid strike that could end civilization.

0:07.0

If you believe your enemy is vicious and wants to kill you, you're going to create programs that mirror theirs.

0:17.0

This is so dangerous.

0:21.2

Whoa.

0:24.8

These are the mysteries of some of the dark and dirty secrets.

0:30.1

So taboo, let's talk about it.

0:35.3

Billy would, Billy was an assassin for people that don't know.

0:40.3

Billy would, I think it was Billy that said when you saw that he had a knife, oh God, this might have been somebody else, but you were like, why do you have a knife

0:44.0

instead of guns? Because some operations have to be done quietly. So why do you think, as a, now I'm

0:53.4

asking you as a writer, as somebody who understands other people gets inside their head

0:58.6

explain to me an assassin and how they can wrap their head around killing somebody and feeling like this was or is justified

1:08.7

okay so a couple thoughts on that.

1:12.3

I mean, assassin is such a like, you know, narrative word.

1:19.2

I never, Billy never called himself an assassin.

1:22.0

I never called Billy an assassin.

1:24.2

How did he refer to himself?

1:25.2

Well, but hang on.

1:26.1

So, however, and we used to have this discussion, and I would say, I would try to get some details from him and he would, he would usually say, you know, I can't talk about that. And you are right. Someone once said, you know, this guy killed more people than cancer, right? So there was definitely a suggestion. I was interested in reporting Billy's story and I was more interested in the

1:46.0

long form of the story. And asking that kind of point blank question is a really quick way

1:53.8

to get somebody like Billy Wada to say, we're done here. And that's it. So, and I knew it was more valuable for me to get the real big, long arc of Billy Waugh

2:05.2

and let people decide if he was an air quote assassins.

2:08.8

With that said, I was at Billy's house in Florida one day, and he was showing me, you know,

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