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Author Purkitt, Helen E., 1950-

Title South Africa's weapons of mass destruction / Helen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. Burgess.

Publication Info. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2005]
©2005

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 322 pages)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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, biological, and chemical weapons in South Africa were acquired and established beyond the gaze of international and domestic political actors. On the basis of archival evidence from Project Coast and their own extensive interview.
Note Print version record.
Subject Weapons of mass destruction -- South Africa.
South Africa -- Military policy.
HISTORY -- Military -- Biological & Chemical Warfare.
Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
Weapons of mass destruction. (OCoLC)fst01173041
South Africa. (OCoLC)fst01204616
Added Author Burgess, Stephen Franklin.
Other Form: Print version: Purkitt, Helen E., 1950- South Africa's weapons of mass destruction. Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, ©2005 0253345065 (DLC) 2004021137 (OCoLC)56532504
ISBN 9780253003065 (electronic bk.)
0253003067 (electronic bk.)
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