Nuclear War: A Scenario

by Annie Jacobsen

X is the first to implode. At its data center in Sacramento, the power shuts down. The backup systems kick in, then those systems trip and shut down. The destruction of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant has wreaked havoc on California’s electric grid. Demand is far outpacing supply. Computer servers and storage systems that process data begin to overload, and start shutting off, falling like dominoes.

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