Part I: The End Of The World As We Know It...

A review of Annie Jacobsen's terrifying novel "Nuclear War: A Scenario." It chilled my blood.

“So long, mom,
I’m off to drop the bomb,
So don’t wait up for me.
But though I may roam,
I’ll come back to my home,
Although it may be
A pile of debris.

“Remember, mommy,
I’m off to get a Commie,
So send me a salami,
And try to smile somehow.
I’ll look for you when the war is over,
An hour and a half from now!”

·        Tom Lehrer, “So Long Mom,” 1965

A superb journa…