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The boy, the wish and the nuclear weapons
Why a terminally ill teenager went to the Soviet Union to broker a nuclear peace deal
In 1986 American teenager, Jeff Henigson was diagnosed with brain cancer and given two years left to live. He had just one wish: to travel to the Soviet Union, meet the country's leader Mikhail Gorbachev and attempt to broker a nuclear peace deal.
Jeff has written a book about his experience called WarHead.
Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Thomas Harding Assinder
Picture: Teenager Jeff Henigson in bed after undergoing brain surgery
Credit: Jeff Henigson
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