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category: "Nuclear Scientists & Programs"
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- Person
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- Nuclear
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- Israel
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summary: "Arthur Krock was a prominent Washington columnist for the *New York Times*."
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born: 1886-11-16
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died: 1974-04-12
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location: "Glasgow, Kentucky"
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Arthur Krock was a prominent Washington columnist for the *New York Times*. In December 1960, he served as an intermediary, directing [[John W. Finney]] to [[John McCone|John A. McCone]], then chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission]], to get a story about [[Israel]]'s secret nuclear reactor at [[Dimona]]. Krock's role indicated that the administration was looking to plant the story publicly.[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 6. |