South Africa's Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Author(s): Helen E. Purkitt, Stephen F. Burgess
Year: 2005

Language: English
Pages: 336

Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
ONE. Introduction: The Ongoing Problem of South Africa’s Unconventional Weapons......Page 12
TWO. South Africa in a World of Proliferating Weapons......Page 18
THREE. Origins and Evolution of Nuclear-Weapons Research and Development......Page 37
FOUR. Warheads, Missiles, and Nuclear-Deterrence Strategy......Page 69
FIVE. Project Coast and Its Origins......Page 96
SIX. Dismantling the Nuclear-Weapons Program......Page 130
SEVEN. The Rollback of Project Coast......Page 157
EIGHT. Disarmament Trendsetter......Page 189
NINE. Emerging Issues and Residual Concerns......Page 219
Appendix: Policy Lessons from the South African Case......Page 234
Notes......Page 248
Bibliography......Page 306
Index......Page 324