William Hartung

senior fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

Guest

William Hartung is director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy, and author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex. He formerly directed the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation.

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