| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 322 pages) |
| Series |
Book collections on Project MUSE
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| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Weapons of mass destruction -- South Africa
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HISTORY -- Military -- Biological & Chemical Warfare.
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Military policy
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Weapons of mass destruction
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| SUBJECT |
South Africa -- Military policy
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| Subject |
South Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Burgess, Stephen Franklin
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| LC no. |
2004021137 |
| ISBN |
9780253003065 |
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0253003067 |
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9780253345066 |
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0253345065 |
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9780253217301 |
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025321730X |
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9786612238253 |
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6612238259 |
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1282238256 |
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9781282238251 |
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