Saddam's Bombmaker

The Daring Escape of the Man Who Built Iraq's Secret Weapon

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

Is Iraq only months away from developing a nuclear bomb? In 1994, after twenty years in Iraq's nuclear energy and weapons programme, Dr. Khidhir Hamza made a daring escape to warn the CIA of Saddam's nuclear progress... only to be turned away! Now Dr Hamza reveals in full the shocking story that Western officials have finally come to believe. Among the book's revelations: Iraq already has biological weapons and is capable of completing a nuclear weapon within months if international sanctions are lifted; Western corporations and governments facilitated Iraq's nuclear programmme by putting profits ahead of security and averting their eyes as Saddam obtained his necessary nuclear technology; if threatened, Saddam has sworn to create a Doomsday scenario in the Middle East. And current sources within Iraq confirm that the author's frightening information is completely up to date. As a former resident of the Presidential Palace, Hamza paints a vivid portrait of Saddam's women, his secret bank accounts, his fear of germs, and his impulsive torture and execution of close aids. The account of Hamza's escape and that of his family add to a compelling work that is impossible to put down.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-03-18
Mått:140 x 214 x 25 mm
Vikt:369 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:Simon & Schuster
ISBN:9780743211352

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Khidhir Hamza was educated at MIT and Florida State University before being forced to return to Iraq. He now lives in Virginia.

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Barbara Crossette The New York Times Book Review Gripping and unsettling...the rare account of the life of the privileged in Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsIntroduction1. Escape2. Roots in the Sand3. Going Home4. The Secret5. The Life of the Party6. Crunch Time7. Accidents Will Happen8. Spies and Lies9. The Inside Game10. The Invisible Empire11. Getting the Goods12. The Winds of War13. Aftermath14. The Fugitive15. In from the ColdEpilogue: End GameAppendix: Behind the Scenes with the Iraqi Nuclear BombIndex

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