Mohamed ElBaradei really stirred things up when he stood up to the United States, which
wanted to go to war with Iraq. He insisted that the Americans were wrong about Iraq
building nuclear weapons and said war was not justified.
From helping keep nuclear fuel out of the hands of terrorists, to encouraging countries to
help each other to fight cancer with nuclear medicine, Dr. ElBaradei has taken on one
tough issue after another. The countries of the world have re-elected him to three straight
terms as head of the IAEA.
Mohamed ElBaradei has also chalked up one award after another from grateful nations
and groups that saw how he was reducing the nuclear threat. In 2005, he and his UN
Agency were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (ElBaradei donated his share of the prize
money to building orphanages in his home city of Cairo).
Today, as one of the world’s leading experts on the peaceful use of atomic power,
Mohamed ElBaradei continues to spread his message. Pointing out that we could feed the
entire world by using just one per cent of the money spent on nuclear weapons, he
challenges people to choose peace.
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