William Burr

William Burr is the director of the Nuclear Documentation Project at the National Security Archive at George Washington University.

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Blast From the Past

Feature
William Burr, Avner Cohen, Lars-Erik De Geer, Victor Gilinsky, Sasha Polakow-Suransky, Henry Sokolski, Leonard Weiss, Christopher Wright
President John F. Kennedy and Israel Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion get together for a talk at the Waldorf Towers. (Photo By: Walter Kelleher/NY Daily News via Getty Images)
President John F. Kennedy and Israel Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion get together for a talk at the Waldorf Towers. (Photo By: Walter Kelleher/NY Daily News via Getty Images)

How the Israelis Hoodwinked JFK on Going Nuclear

Report
Avner Cohen, William Burr
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AFP/Getty Images

Don’t Like That Israel Has the Bomb? Blame Nixon.

Dept Of Secrets
Avner Cohen, William Burr
George Rose/Getty Images
George Rose/Getty Images

Secret Cold War Documents Reveal NSA Spied on Senators

Investigation
Matthew M. Aid, William Burr
National Security Archive/George Washington University
National Security Archive/George Washington University

Venting and Complaining

Dept Of Secrets
William Burr
Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons

Israel’s Secret Uranium Buy

Dept Of Secrets
William Burr, Avner Cohen
Ministry of Defense via Getty Images
Ministry of Defense via Getty Images

A Clear View from Foggy Bottom

Dept Of Secrets
William Burr
AFP/AFP/Getty Images
AFP/AFP/Getty Images

The U.S. Plan to Nuke Everyone

Dept Of Secrets
William Burr
STF/AFP/GettyImages
STF/AFP/GettyImages

Still ‘Secret’ After All These Years

Dept Of Secrets
William Burr
National Archives
National Archives

Nuclear Fight Club

Argument
William Burr
AFP/Getty Images
AFP/Getty Images

How to Fight a Nuclear War

Dept Of Secrets
William Burr
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