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Mordechai Vanunu Biography

Technician

Mordechai Vanunu, born on October 14, 1954, is an Israeli technician. He is known for revealing Israel's nuclear weapons program. His actions led to international attention and had a significant impact on Israel's nuclear policy.

Country Speak Foreigners

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“The main points were: one, the amount of Israel's nuclear weapons, how many Israel had, that no one could predict or know, including the CIA. They were thinking about a number like 10 or 15. But I came out with a number between 150 to 200.”

Thinking Knows Numbers Amount Weapons Including Israel Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Cia

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“Second point is no one here could predict or know that Israel was involved or started producing the hydrogen bomb - the most advanced and powerful atomic bomb that can kill millions of people.”

People Knows Powerful Millions Involved Israel Bombs Atomic Bomb Hydrogen Hydrogen Bomb

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“My job was to produce plutonium that was used for atomic bomb.”

Jobs Used Produce Bombs Atomic Bomb Plutonium

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“I also was producing, working on other materials for the hydrogen bomb. They call it lithium-6 and tritium. I was working on these and the only use for lithium-6 is the hydrogen bomb.”

Use Materials Bombs Hydrogen Hydrogen Bomb Lithium

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“And I also take photos of hydrogen bomb, from another part of the building. It was not part of my job, but I succeeded to go and take photos of the hydrogen bomb.”

Jobs Building Bombs Hydrogen Hydrogen Bomb

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“I smuggled the camera, it was no problem to smuggle the camera there. And I took 60 photos, two films, during the time when there was no one in the control room, in the building.”

Two Problem Film Rooms Building Cameras No Problem

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“So I decided the only place I can speak to the world is from outside Israel.”

World I Can Speak Decided Israel

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“From the sea came a boat with some Israeli commando soldiers who took me by the commando boat to the yacht and put me on the yacht. In the yacht I asked people, who are you. And they said we are Israelis, French and British.”

People Said Sea Soldier British Boat They Said Israeli Yacht Commandos

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“I said the kidnapping is a crime. I have the right to speak about the crime done against me. They didn't like me to speak about this crime. So I decided to reveal it to the public.”

Said Done Speak Crime Decided Like Me Kidnapping

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“That was my way, and I also use the music after five years, I started hearing opera, opera, it was very good instrument to keep the spirit very strong because you feel like you are yourself singing opera, and I used to hear a lot of opera, they send me tapes.”

Way Feels Years Use Used Spirit Strong Five Like You Singing Instruments Very Good Hearing My Way Five Years Opera Very Strong Tape

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“You cannot break the human spirit.”

Humans Spirit Break Human Spirit

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“Five million Jews are regarding me as a traitor, but six billion people around the world think me as a hero and a good man who bring the message to all the human beings that we should survive and prevent the use of nuclear weapons and to prevent the nuclear preparations and to prevent nuclear war in the future.”

“All I want to do is to go to America, get married and start a new life.”

Want America Married New Life

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“I have sacrificed my freedom and risked my life in order to expose the danger of nuclear weapons which threatens this whole region. I acted on behalf of all citizens and all of humanity.”

Whole Humanity Order Danger Citizens Weapons Nuclear Regions Nuclear Weapons Behalf

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

“I couldn’t sleep for two years, they tried to break my nerves. They used a lot of psychology to brainwash.”

Years Two Used Sleep Break Psychology Two Years Nerves Brainwash

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“We can just assume they have much more and powerful, more advanced technology, all the new computers, everything could be much more easier and help them to build much more and many more nuclear weapons.”

Helping Powerful Technology Easier Computer Weapons Assuming Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Advanced Technology

Author:Mordechai Vanunu

About the Author

Born: October 14, 1954
Known for: Technician
Quotes: 17

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