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Mordechai Vanunu

Scientist Israel 1954–present

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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.
Mordechai Vanunu
My job was to produce plutonium that was used for atomic 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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So I decided the only place I can speak to the world is from outside Israel.
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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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I have no interest in Israeli citizenship... Israel does not want me, nor do I want Israel.
Mordechai Vanunu
But I am not allowed to speak to foreigners and I am not allowed to leave the country. So I'm not so happy.
Mordechai Vanunu
I couldn't sleep for two years, they tried to break my nerves. They used a lot of psychology to brainwash.
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All I want to do is to go to America, get married and start a new life.
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If they will let me go, I would leave Israel immediately. I would like to see the world, to exercise my freedom.
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.
Mordechai Vanunu
But on the other side I am very glad that I can at least enjoy some freedom.
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