Winner 1980

Broken Arrow: Can a Nuclear Weapons Accident Happen Here?

KQED-TV

Broken Arrow: Can a Nuclear Weapons Accident Happen Here? is a disturbing documentary by a first-rate staff at KQED-TV, San Francisco. This program examines the history of nuclear weapons accidents and then focuses on San Francisco with the important question: Can it happen here? Incisive writing, excellent photography, and first-rate reporting make this frightening documentary really outstanding television, meriting a Peabody Award.