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“But I am not allowed to speak to foreigners and I am not allowed to leave the country. So I'm not so happy.”

Quote by Mordechai Vanunu

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Mordechai Vanunu

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. more

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“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.”

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“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.”

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

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“Being a mother gives you an incredible feeling of empowerment, you think if I can go through such pain and that level of sleep and still operate and not be grumpy you can do anything. It can be quite scary, you can't function your brain, forget your vocabulary.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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Author:Mordechai Vanunu

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

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“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.”

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“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.”

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