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It would be, in fact, very ominous if Iraq were to be able to get weapon-usable material, hydro-plutonium or highly enriched uranium from abroad.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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Mohamed ElBaradei
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 17
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