The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam's Nuclear Mastermind
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.74 (921 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471679658 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. . The author finally buried most of the relevant data, drawings and sample components in his backyard and turned them over to Coalition forces before emigrating to the United States. News & World Report with the army's 3rd Infantry, but left them as Baghdad fell, met Obeidi and played a role in the transfer of the documents. From Publishers Weekly This compact and absorbing book reads like a thriller and adds considerably to our knowledge of the Iraq WMD situation. After the bombing of Iraq's Osirak reactor by Israel in 1981, he spearheaded the search for a working centrifuge as the best method of enriching fissionable material for a bomb. Together, they have produced an eloquent tale of a scientist who spent 20 years in a "damned if I do and damned if I don't situation" and survived with family and sanity intact. That work also involved him in a number of situations worthy of James Bond, as he sought
Mahdi Obeidi’s story makes clear how hard Saddam Hussein tried to develop a nuclear weapon, and the reasons he fell short. He was already thought to be too friendly to the weapons inspectors, and he showed considerable personal courage in coming forward as he did during very unsettled conditions after the war."–David Kayformer UN weapons inspector and Head of the Iraqi Survey Group in charge of searching for weapons of mass destruction. Praise for The Bomb in My Garden"This one book will tell you more about Iraq’s quest for weapons of mass destruction than all U.S. The old cliché is true–you start reading, and you don’t want to stop. I enthusiastically recommend this book."–James FallowsNational Correspondent, The Atlantic Monthly"Obeidi was the key scientist in Saddam’s centrifuge program, and he was central when they tried to conceal it. intelligence on the subject. It is a fascinating and rare glimpse inside Saddam Hussein’s Iraq–and inside a tyrant’s m
More than just a scientist John H. After meeting the author, I thought I'd read some of what we had talked about. I learned a lot just speaking with Dr. Mahdi. He was kind and soft spoken. It was difficult to try and put myself into his shoes. The freedoms that I and my countrymen take advantage of are many. He relished those freedoms and now he is able to enjoy them as are many of his . Dodge City said Most important internal account of Saddam Hussein's Iraq and the. Most important internal account of Saddam Hussein's Iraq and the game of deception the regime undertook to uphold the Arab strongman image Hussein wanted, and needed, to project.. Facinating Account Charles C. Petty The Bomb in My Garden was very easy to read and held my interest throughout. Although I did not know Dr. Mahdi as a student at Colo School of Mines, he was in school at the same time as I, graduating three years after me. That added to my interest in the book.It gives an insight into the kind of goverment Dr. Mahdi had to work under and give in to.