Gerard Bull was a very active manufacturer and weapons dealer in the 60s, 70s and 80s. He working for the US government for some time before being sent to prison. After his release, he works outside Europe and tied close relationship with Saddam Hussein. He makes many weapons for Iraq. His most famous creation is the canon Babylon that he invent with his assistant, Albert Mertens. He was assassinated in Brussels, Belgium, by the Mossad in 1990.