What was it like to live in WWII Los Alamos, New Mexico where the world's first atomic bomb was built? What were the considerations that went into using the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, exactly 80 years ago? Based on research for her historical novel, author Galina Vromen will bring alive that monumental period and discuss its impact on the state of nuclear proliferation today.

Galina Vromen spent more than a decade as a foreign correspondent, mostly for Reuters News Agency, in Holland, Britain, France, Mexico and Israel. After retiring, she focused her journalistic skills on writing Hill of Secrets, an historical novel based in WWII Los Alamos. As a result of her interest in the dawn of the atomic age, she has become well-versed on issues of nuclear arms today. For more about Vromen and her book, visit www.galinavromen.com.