Contents
Introduction
1. Escape
2. Roots in the Sand
3. Going Home
4. The Secret
5. The Life of the Party
6. Crunch Time
7. Accidents Will Happen
8. Spies and Lies
9. The Inside Game
10. The Invisible Empire
11. Getting the Goods
12. The Winds of War
13. Aftermath
14. The Fugitive
15. In from the Cold
Epilogue: End Game
Appendix: Behind the Scenes with the Iraqi Nuclear Bomb
Index
Chapter One
ESCAPE
The moon was fading from the purple sky over Baghdad, a sign that the time had
finally come. This was the day in August 1994 that I was leaving my family,
slipping out of the country over the mountains in the north, and heading for the
United States, where I could tell the West about Iraq's nuclear bomb.
My wife, Souham, was weeping softly in the kitchen as she cooked breakfast. For
weeks she had kept up a brave front, assuring me I was doing the right thing.
But now that the moment had come, I knew what she was thinking: If my plan
failed, she faced a future alone, a terrifying prospect for any woman in Iraq,
but especially ... read full excerpt from: Saddam's Bombmaker: The Terrifying Inside Story of the Iraqi Nuclear and Biological Weapons Agenda ebook
