309Z Spring 2026 The Birth of the Atomic Age and Its Consequences: WWII Los Alamos and...

309Z  The Birth of the Atomic Age and Its Consequences: WWII Los Alamos and Its Impact on Nuclear Proliferation Today
One session
Instructor: Galina Vromen
Tuesday, 9:40—11:05, Apr. 7
What was it like to live in WWII Los Alamos, NM where the world's first atomic bomb was built? What were the considerations that went into using the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Based on research for her historical novel, the author instructor will bring alive that monumental period. She will discuss the development of U.S. nuclear policy since that time and the renewed nuclear arms race that is much in evidence in Los Alamos today, as the last remaining treaty between the U.S. and Russia to limit nuclear arms expires in 2026.
Galina Vromen spent two decades as a journalist, mostly for Reuters, in Europe, Mexico, and Israel. After retiring, she focused on writing Hill of Secrets, a novel based in WWII Los Alamos. Her interest in the dawn of the atomic age led her to explore issues of nuclear arms today. www.galinavromen.com