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Siegfried S. Hecker

Siegfried S. Hecker

American metallurgistWikipedia

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Oct 7, 2026

speaker_16GUEST
27:00
And you had countries like Japan and South Korea saying, ah, they can't build a bomb.
Chris TerrillNARRATOR
27:05
Siegfried Hecker was one of the invited scientists.
Siegfried HeckerGUEST
27:10
They were in a conference room and they brought in a red metal box opened that up, and inside was a white wooden box with a slide off top.
Siegfried HeckerGUEST
27:21
They opened that up, and inside were two glass jars, sort of like jelly jars, with a screw-on lid, tightly taped.
Barack ObamaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
32:02
Given their past behavior, given the belligerent manner in which they are constantly threatening their neighbors, I don't think there's any question that that would be a destabilizing situation.
Chris TerrillNARRATOR
32:19
In November 2010, the North Koreans went on the front foot to showcase their nuclear might.
Chris TerrillNARRATOR
32:26
US nuclear scientist, Siegfried Hecker, was invited back to visit their facility, which now had 2,000 centrifuges.
Siegfried HeckerGUEST
32:36
My jaw just dropped.

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