William Burr

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

Stories by William Burr

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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

September 22, 2019, 12:53 AM

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

April 26, 2016, 9:00 AM

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

Dept Of Secrets |

Avner Cohen, William Burr

September 12, 2014, 9:01 PM

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Secret Cold War Documents Reveal NSA Spied on Senators

Investigation |

Matthew M. Aid, William Burr

September 25, 2013, 8:30 PM

National Security Archive/George Washington University

Venting and Complaining

Dept Of Secrets |

August 6, 2013, 12:40 AM

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