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1 online resource (xi, 347 pages) |
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Evolution of global and regional non-proliferation -- Nuclear energy in Africa -- The African politico-military origins of the African nuclear-weapon-free zone -- The transition period : the end of apartheid and the preparations for negotiations -- Negotiating and drafting the treaty (part I) : The Harare meeting -- Negotiating and drafting the treaty (part II) : the 1994 Windhoek and Addis Ababa drafting meetings, and references where appropriate to the 1995 Johannesburg Joint Meeting -- Negotiating and drafting the treaty (part III) : annexes and protocols -- Negotiating and drafting the treaty (Part IV): joint meeting of the United Nations/OAU group of experts and the OAU inter-governmental group -- Global and African implications of the treaty and prospects for implementation |
| Summary |
Among the first regions to decide on a continental nuclear weapon-free zone was Africa, which in 1964 adopted the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa. With the suspicion that a major country in the region, South Africa, was developing a nuclear weapon capability to defend its universally condemned policy of apartheid, Africa was hindered from pursuing the implementation of its Declaration. This situation persisted until 1991 when, taking advantage of the new developments in international relations, African states commenced the process of implementing the 1964 Declaration through a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. On 24 March 1993, the incumbent South African President, Frederick De Klerk, announced that South Africa had indeed built some nuclear weapons, but had subsequently destroyed them. He added that South Africa was ready to support and cooperate with other African states to negotiate a legal instrument on the denuclearization of the continent and promised his country's cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear technology. This statement provided further incentive for the pursuit of the African NWFZ and facilitated the invitation of South Africa to participate in the negotiations of a legally binding instrument, which commenced in Harare in April 1993. This publication provides a detailed account of the negotiating history of the Treaty of Pelindaba |
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Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
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OAU. unbisn |
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UN. General Assembly -- Resolutions and decisions. unbisn |
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African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (1996) unbisn |
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Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa (1964) unbisn |
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Cairo Declaration (1996 Apr. 11) unbisn |
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Nuclear-weapon-free zones -- Africa
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Nuclear nonproliferation.
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Nuclear nonproliferation -- Africa
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Arms Control.
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Nuclear nonproliferation
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Nuclear-weapon-free zones
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Verdrag van Pelindaba.
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Kernwapenpolitiek.
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NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE ZONES.
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AFRICA.
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NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION.
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DISARMAMENT AGREEMENTS.
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TREATIES (TEXT)
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DECLARATIONS (TEXT)
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Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
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| ISBN |
1417547987 |
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9781417547982 |
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