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
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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 |
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