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The Day We Lost the H-Bomb

Cold War, Hot Nukes, and the Worst Nuclear Weapons Accident in History
Random House, 2009

In The Day We Lost the H-Bomb, science writer Barbara Moran marshals a wealth of new information and recently declassified material to give the definitive account of the Cold War's biggest nuclear weapons disaster: the U.S. Air Force's loss of four hydrogen bombs over the coast of Spain. On January 17, 1966, a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber exploded over the sleepy Spanish farming village of Palomares during a routine airborne refueling. The explosion killed seven airmen and scattered the bomber's payload—four unarmed thermonuclear bombs—across miles of coastline.

Magazine Articles

Here are links to some of my magazine pieces:

The Unstoppable Mr. McKibben
Boston Globe Magazine
How a mild-mannerd Vermont journalist became the environmental movement's most unlikely celebrity
Read the article.

Power Politics
Boston Globe Magazine
In 2010, the Vermont State Senate voted to close Vermont Yankee, the state's only nuclear power plant. What does the vote mean for New England, and America?
Read the article.

Down the Rabbit Hole
Columbia Journalism Review
My five-year quest to pry secret documents from the DOE.
Read the article.

Vigilantes on the Net
New Scientist
Fed up with hackers, computer geeks fight back:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18224513.800-vigilantes-on-the-net.html

Back to Basics
New Scientist
Who needs computers when mechanics is on your side?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg15120463.900-back-to-basics--engineers-knew-all-about-it-until-they-were-seduced-by-computer-control-now-as-barbara-moran-explains-simple-mechanics-is-making-a-comeback.html

Documentary Films

Barbara's television documentary credits include the PBS series Frontline, The American Experience and NOVA, as well as the History and Discovery Channels.

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Click here for Barbara Moran Film Credts.

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