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How Did Saddam Hussein Die

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Some believe that Saddam Hussein should have not died because he did not actually finish creating the nuclear weapons, others think that it is better now that he is gone. He had many nuclear weapon facilities that were made. Hussein hid this from International Atomic Energy agency or the IAEA for many years. He definitely did not plan on using these weapons for good,and if he did finish then there would have been quite a disaster. These nuclear bombs and weapons he wanted to create would have killed a ton of people. In trying to create these bombs and weapons in Iraq, Hussein knew exactly what he was doing and tried his best to hide it. In knowing the history of the nuclear weapon program maybe there could have been something to stop the damage …show more content…

On September 9, 2002 it states that Saddam Hussein could have built a nuclear bomb in months if he was able to get the material he needed. He had wanted to make nuclear weapons and went on a worldwide hunt for materials to make an atomic bomb. In previous months, Iraq wanted to buy thousands of specially designed aluminum tubes. The IAEA believed that these were made to enrich the uranium.When the IAEA and the UNSCOM finally found out during one of the inspections they wanted to get rid of all the weapons and equipment in the facilities. Saddam Hussein never got to finish what he started because he was executed on December 31, 2006 for his actions of the nuclear facilities and killing his own people. Iraq still has the expertise and some of the materials needed to build nuclear weapons. Before Saddam Hussein death, he had repeatedly met with his nuclear scientists for two years because he wanted to continue in developing his nuclear program. This never happened because in 2003 he was caught and was put in a United States base in Baghdad until he was handed over to Iraqi government to face crimes against humanity on June 30 2004. He requested to get shot for his death penalty but was hung

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