Gerald Bull | |
|---|---|
 Bull at the Space Research Institute of McGill University in 1964 | |
| Born | Gerald Vincent Bull March 9, 1928 North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 22, 1990 (aged 62) Uccle, Brussels, Belgium |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Known for | Weapons development Project HARP Project Babylon |
| Spouse | Noemi "Mimi" Gilbert (m. 1954) |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ballistics |
| Institutions | McGill University Canadian Armament and Research Development Establishment Space Research Corporation |
| Thesis | (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gordon Patterson |
Gerald Vincent Bull (March 9, 1928 – March 22, 1990[1]) was a Canadian engineer who developed long-range artillery. He moved from project to project in his quest to economically launch a satellite using a huge artillery piece, to which end he designed the Project Babylon "supergun" for Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq.
Bull was assassinated outside his apartment in Brussels, Belgium, in March 1990.[2][3][4][5][6] His assassination is believed to be the work of the Mossad over his work for the Iraqi government.[7][8] No person has ever been charged with the murder of Bull.
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- ^ Toolis, Kevin (August 26, 1990). "The Man Behind Iraq's Supergun". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ^ Harmon, Christopher C. (2007). Terrorism today. Routledge. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-415-77300-3. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "State assassins who put 007 in the shade". Irish Independent. February 20, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ^ Lapidos, Juliet (July 14, 2009). "Are Assassinations Ever Legal?". Slate Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ^ Glanz, James (February 15, 2010). "Shades of Supergun Evoke Hussein's Thirst for Arms". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- ^ Raviv, Dan; Melman, Yossi (27 May 2016). "The Strange Case of a Nazi Who Became an Israeli Hitman". Haaretz. Tel Aviv. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "The Origins of the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait Reconsidered". 29 June 2023.