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Escape From Abu Ghraib
The dramatic life of a scientist who refused to build an atomic bomb for Saddam Hussein
The man who said no to Saddam Hussein – in 1979, Iraqi scientist Hussain al-Shahristani was faced with an agonising decision: to help a dictator develop an atomic bomb or to spend his life in prison.
Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Image: Picture of Saddam Hussein on a wall of Abu Ghraib prison
Credit: Benjamin Lowy
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