William Arkin
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William Arkin | |
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Born | William Morris Arkin May 15, 1956[1] New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation(s) | Political commentator, activist, journalist |
Website | https://williamaarkin.wordpress.com/ |
William Morris Arkin (born May 15, 1956) is an American
Biography
Arkin was born in New York City in 1956. After attending public school in Manhattan, he briefly attended New York University before dropping out to enlist in the military shortly after his 18th birthday.
Work
Arkin served in
Arkin led
Arkin was also founding member of the Arms Project of Human Rights Watch and wrote their first comprehensive report on cluster bombs. He then provided an analysis of the causes of civilian casualties after the Kosovo war (1999). Arkin has also visited war zones in the former Yugoslavia, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Eritrea and Israel on behalf of governments, the United Nations and independent inquiries.
From 1985 until 2002, he wrote a column in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists called the "Last Word", and co-authored a bi-monthly publication by the Natural Resources Defense Council called the "Nuclear Notebook."
He has served as an independent consultant and held positions at the Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Defense Information, Greenpeace and Human Rights Watch.
He has worked as an
From 2007 to 2008, he was a Policy Fellow at
On October 15, 2003, Arkin released video and audiotapes documenting General
In February 2007, Arkin responded to an
Arkin is co-author of
Arkin has advised the
On January 4, 2019, Arkin resigned from NBC News. In an article about his resignation CNN described him as a critic of "perpetual war" and the "creeping fascism of homeland security".[5]
Bibliography
- Peter Pringle; William Arkin (1983). S.I.O.P.: The Secret U.S. Plan for Nuclear War. Norton. ISBN 0393017982.
- Thomas B. Cochran; William Arkin; Milton M. Hoenig (1984). Nuclear Weapons Databook: Volume I – U.S. Nuclear Forces and Capabilities. Ballinger Publishing Company. ISBN 0884101738.
- William Arkin; Richard W. Fieldhouse (1985). The Nuclear Battlefields: Global Links in the Arms Race. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0887300022.
- Thomas B. Cochran; William Arkin; Milton M. Hoenig (1987). Nuclear Weapons Databook: U.S. Nuclear Warhead Production (Paperback ed.). Ballinger Publishing Company. ISBN 0887301258.
- Thomas B. Cochran; William Arkin; Robert S. Norris; Jeffrey Sands (1989). Nuclear Weapons Databook: Volume IV – Soviet Nuclear Weapons. Ballinger Publishing Company. ISBN 0887300480.
- William Arkin (1989). Naval accidents, 1945–1988 (Neptune papers). Institute for Policy Studies. ASIN B0006EY0C4.
- William Arkin; Damian Durrant; Marianne Cherni (1991). On impact: modern warfare and the environment: a case study of the Gulf War. Greenpeace.
- William Arkin (2005). Code Names: Deciphering U.S. Military Plans, Programs and Operations in the 9/11 World (First ed.). Steerforth. ISBN 1586420836.
- William Arkin (2007). Divining Victory: Airpower in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War (First ed.). Air University Press. ISBN 978-1585661688.
- William Arkin; Dana Priest (2011). Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0316182218.
- William Arkin (2013). American Coup: How a Terrified Government Is Destroying the Constitution. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0316251242.
- William Arkin (2015). Unmanned: Drones, Data, and the Illusion of Perfect Warfare. Little, Brown and Company.
- William Arkin (2021). History in One Act: A Novel of 9/11. Featherproof Books. ISBN 9781943888245.
References
- ^ U.S. Public Records Index, Vols. 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
- ^ a b "William M. Arkin Biography". Washington Post. February 13, 2007.
- ^ Arkin, William (2003-10-16). "The Pentagon Unleashes a Holy Warrior" (Online Periodical). Los Angeles Times. p. 1. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ Stelter, Brian (January 3, 2019). "NBC News veteran warns of 'Trump circus' in 2,228-word farewell". CNN. Retrieved August 11, 2022.