LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Israeli in court over leaking nuclear secrets to Sunday Times

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Mar 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:26

Description

Peter Allen-Frost reports from Jerusalem on the trial of Israeli scientist Mordecai Vanunu, who revealed his country’s nuclear secrets to the Sunday Times newspaper in Britain and was then entrapped by Israeli secret agents and taken back to Israel. He now faces life imprisonment for the charges of espionage and treason when he is sentenced next week. His attorney admits the trial was fair.

Contributors

Peter Allen-Frost

Keywords

Israel; Sunday Times; Espionage; Nuclear weapons; Trials; Jerusalem; Mordecai Vanunu

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