Minimum Returns: The Economic Impacts of Pentagon Spending
by William D. Hartung
Feb-07-2013 | Report
In his latest report, William Hartung looks at the impact Pentagon spending has on the economy... Read More »
William Hartung
director
Common Defense Campaign: Arms & Security Project
Email: whartung@ciponline.org
Phone: (202) 232-3317
He is the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex (Nation Books, 2011) and the co-editor, with Miriam Pemberton, of Lessons from Iraq: Avoiding the Next War (Paradigm Press, 2008). His previous books include And Weapons for All (HarperCollins, 1995), a critique of U.S. arms sales policies from the Nixon through Clinton administrations. From July 2007 through March 2011, Mr. Hartung was the director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation. Prior to that, he served as the director of the Arms Trade Resource Center at the World Policy Institute. He also worked as a speechwriter and policy analyst for New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams. Bill Hartung’s articles on security issues have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, and the World Policy Journal. He has been a featured expert on national security issues on CBS 60 Minutes, NBC Nightly News, the Lehrer Newshour, CNN, Fox News, and scores of local, regional, and international radio outlets. He blogs for the Huffington Post and TPM Café.
Work by this expert
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Publications
Myths vs. Realities of Pentagon Spending
by William D. Hartung and Stephen Miles
Jul-17-2012 | Fact Sheet
As defense contractors play to American's fears of poor security to increase military spending, Bill Hartung and Stephen Miles reveal the facts about Pentagon spending... Read More »
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Commentary
Cut Nukes Now
by William D. Hartung
Apr-15-2013 | Article
The Obama administration should cut nuke numbers to enhance U.S. national security and simultaneously add billions to the budget... Read More »
Hagel's First Step on Defense
by William D. Hartung
Apr-03-2013 | Article
In his first major address, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expresses practical goals for handling defense priorities in the wake of the sequester... Read More »
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In the Press
Beyond the B-2: America's Next Stealth Jet
William D. Hartung
May-07-2013 | Quotes
Hartung calls for eliminating or scaling back projects, like a new nuclear bomber whose capabilities are better attuned to cold war ... Read More »
Pentagon Budget Cuts Will Not Make the US Economy Bomb
William D. Hartung
Apr-30-2013 | Quotes
Belt-tightening at the Defense Department won't cause recession, but scare tactics camouflage where real spending casualties are... Read More »
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