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Nuclear Arms and Proliferation September 13, 2016
How Did a Nuclear Warhead End Up Lying in a Ditch in Arkansas?
The documentary Command and Control shows just how horrifyingly vulnerable we are to errors involving nuclear weapons.
William D. Hartung
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Arms Spending July 26, 2016
The Obama Administration Has Brokered More Weapons Sales Than Any Other Administration Since World War II
The world may be in turmoil, but the American arms industry is cashing in.
William D. Hartung
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Arms Spending May 24, 2016
How to Disappear Money, Pentagon-Style
Conflating self-interest with the country’s need for security, military officials have kept their spending out of the public eye.
William D. Hartung
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April 11, 2016
Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat
What your tax dollars go towards at America’s defense headquarters.
William D. Hartung
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Arms Spending March 26, 2015
How Much Money Is Too Much for the Pentagon?
When it comes to the Pentagon’s new spending budget, the answer is not more money.
William D. Hartung
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Foreign Policy July 9, 2012
Beyond Nuclear Denial
How a world-ending weapon disappeared from our lives, but not our world.
William D. Hartung
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Government March 20, 2012
Throwing Money at the Pentagon
A lesson in Republican math and military spending.
William D. Hartung
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Armed Conflicts January 11, 2011
Is Lockheed Martin Shadowing You?
Have you noticed that Lockheed Martin, the giant weapons corporation, is shadowing you? If you have a life, Lockheed Martin is likely a part of it.
William D. Hartung
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Arms Spending June 28, 2010
What Price for Defense?
Obama's new National Security Strategy overextends US military commitments at a time when severe budget deficits require significant cuts in defense spending.
William D. Hartung
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Election 2008 November 1, 2007
Avoiding the Toughness Trap
Candidates should rethink their commitment to outmoded security tools and veiled nuclear threats against nonnuclear states.
William D. Hartung