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South Africa's weapons of mass destruction /

South Africa's Weapons of Mass Destruction offers an in-depth view of the secret development and voluntary disarmament of South Africa's nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons program, Project Coast. Helen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. Burgess explore how systems used for nuclear, biologica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Purkitt, Helen E., 1950-
Otros Autores: Burgess, Stephen Franklin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2005.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the ongoing problem of South Africa's unconventional weapons
  • South Africa in a world of proliferating weapons
  • Origins and evolution of nuclear-weapons research and development
  • Warheads, missiles, and nuclear-deterrence strategy
  • Project Coast and its origins
  • Dismantling the nuclear-weapons program
  • The rollback of Project Coast
  • Disarmament trendsetter
  • Emerging issues and residual concerns
  • Appendix: Policy lessons from the South African case.