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Nuclear proliferation is on the rise. Equipment, material and training were once largely inaccessible. Today, however, there is a sophisticated worldwide network that can deliver systems for producing material usable in weapons.
Mohamed ElBaradei
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Mohamed ElBaradei
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 17
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Egypt
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei
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