Gerald Bull

Gerald Bull

Gerald Vincent Bull (March 9, 1928 – March 22, 1990) 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 the Iraqi government. Bull was assassinated outside his apartment in Brussels, Belgium.

Read more about Gerald Bull:  Assassination, Potential Assassins

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (novel) - Character Histories
... He asks Lieutenant Colonel Dirk Verbaken to give him a file on Gerald Bull ... He gives him the file on Gerard Bull ... His work was strongly influenced by his mentor Gerald Bull and his Project Babylon "supergun" ...
Gerald Bull - Potential Assassins
... The co-operation between Bull and Saddam Hussein was an immediate threat to Iran and Israel as Iran had endured an eight year long war with Iraq, and Israel ... As for Iran it was under threat from both Bull's super-gun and his re-designed SCUD missiles ... and Israel's immediate interest that Bull would discontinue his co-operation with Saddam Hussein, he had worked for many different parties in many critical defense ...

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