Mordechai Vanunu was former Israeli nuclear technician, who blew whistle on Israel's secret nuclear weapons program/WMDs to British press as an "act of conscience". He was employed at Negev Nuclear Research Center, south of Dimona, Israel.

GATES: And I think that while they (Iran) are certainly pressing for nuclear capability as a deterrent. They are surrounded by powers with Nukes - Pakistan to their east, Russians to the north, Israelis to the west, and us in the Persian Gulf.

Mordechai Vanunu was former Israeli nuclear technician, who blew whistle on Israel's secret nuclear weapons program/WMDs to British press as an "act of conscience". He was employed at Negev Nuclear Research Center, south of Dimona, Israel.