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Iraqi nuclear scientist who defected in 1994 and claimed Iraq was 2-3 years from producing nuclear weapons. Author of 'Saddam's Bombmaker' (2000). His claims were discredited.
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Judith Miller
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Khidhir Hamza defected in 1994 and published 'Saddam's Bombmaker' in 2000. He claimed Iraq was two to three years from producing centrifuges to enrich uranium. Miller cited Hamza's claims in her WMD reporting. After the invasion, his claims were debunked and fellow Iraqi scientists dismissed his credentials.
Since 2001