Minimum Returns: The Economic Impacts of Pentagon Spending
By William D. Hartung, Natalie Peterson
Feb-07-2013 | Report
In his latest report, William Hartung looks at the impact Pentagon spending has on the economy... Read More »
Arms & Security Project
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Pentagon's Exaggerated Claims
William Hartung looks at the real economic impacts of cuts to the Pentagon's budget...
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Bombs Versus Budgets
How does a dwindling defense budget affect nuclear weapons lobbying? Bill Hartung investigates...
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10 Books that Matter:
William Hartung's 'Prophets of War' makes the Project on Government Oversight's list of 10 Books that Matter...
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Military Spending
Plans for cutting the federal deficit have raised an important question: what impact would military spending reductions have on jobs?...
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About Arms & Security Project
Promoting reforms in U.S. policies on nuclear weapons, military spending and the arms trade.
The Arms and Security Project engages in media outreach and public education aimed at promoting reforms in U.S. policies on nuclear weapons, military spending and the arms trade. It seeks to advance the notion that diplomacy and international cooperation are the most effective tools for protecting the United States. The use of military force is largely irrelevant in addressing the greatest dangers we face, from terrorism, to nuclear proliferation, to epidemics of disease, to climate change, to inequities of wealth and income. The allocation of budgetary resources needs to be changed to reflect this reality.
Program goals include:
- Promoting substantial cuts in military spending as an integral part of any plan to reduce the federal deficit.
- Playing a central role in efforts to accelerate reductions in nuclear arsenals and increase spending on programs designed to prevent nuclear weapons and bomb-making materials from getting into the hands of terrorists.
- Sparking a dialogue on the implications of the U.S. role as the world’s number one arms exporting nation, poised to sell $40 billion in weaponry in 2011 alone.
Myths vs. Realities of Pentagon Spending
By William D. Hartung, 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 »
Bombs Versus Budgets: Inside the Nuclear Weapons Lobby
By William D. Hartung, Christine Anderson
Jun-06-2012 | Report
Bill Hartung explores the role of the nuclear arms lobby in seeking to block cuts in the hundreds of billions of dollars the U.S. government plans to spend on nuclear weapons in the next decade and beyond... Read More »
Another Voice: Schumer’s Push for Program in New York is Off-target
By William D. Hartung
May-23-2013 | Article
If the Pentagon goes ahead with an East Coast missile defense system, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., wants it to be based in New York State... Read More »
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 »
Recent Posts from our Blogs
Myths vs. Realities of Pentagon Spending
Nov-15-12 | Vassar College Rockefeller Hall Room 300
William Hartung will be speaking at Vassar College on Thursday, November 15. The topic of discussion will be "Myths vs. Realities of Pentagon Spending" ... Read More »
Curbing the Profits of War: Transparency and Accountability in Military Contracting
Mar-29-12 | Open Society Institute - Washington DC 1730 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 7th Floor Washington D.C. 20006 United States
The discussion centers around the book Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex by William Hartung, which has just been reissued in paperback. ... Read More »
Reception to Celebrate the Paperback Release of "Prophets of War"
Mar-08-12 | The Mott House 122 Maryland Ave., NE Washington, DC
Please join us for an evening in celebration of the paperback release of Arms & Security Project director Bill Hartung's "Prophets of War."... Read More »
Myths vs. Realities of Pentagon Spending
By William D. Hartung, 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 »
Military Spending: A Poor Job Creator
By William D. Hartung
Jan-17-2012 | Policy Brief, Fact Sheet
Plans for cutting the federal deficit have raised an important question: what impact would military spending reductions have on jobs? This fact sheet is an update with new numbers from 2011 for U.S. employment effects of military and domestic spending. ... Read More »
