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Offering a view of the secret development and voluntary disarmament of South Africa's nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons program, Project Coast, the authors 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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Ongoing Problem of South Africa's Unconventional Weapons
2. South Africa in a World of Proliferating Weapons
3. Origins and Evolution of Nuclear-Weapons Research and Development
4. Warheads, Missiles, and Nuclear-Deterrence Strategy
5. Project Coast and Its Origins
6. Dismantling the Nuclear-Weapons Program
7. The Rollback of Project Coast
8. Disarmament Trendsetter
9. Emerging Issues and Residual Concerns
Appendix: Policy Lessons from the South African Case
Notes
Bibliography
Index

South Africas Weapons of Mass Destruction

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    Publisher: Indiana University Press
    Publication Date: 11/05/2005
    ISBN13: 9780253217301, 978-0253217301
    ISBN10: 025321730X
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    Arms negotiation and control

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Offering a view of the secret development and voluntary disarmament of South Africa's nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons program, Project Coast, the authors 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.

    Table of Contents

    1. Introduction: The Ongoing Problem of South Africa's Unconventional Weapons
    2. South Africa in a World of Proliferating Weapons
    3. Origins and Evolution of Nuclear-Weapons Research and Development
    4. Warheads, Missiles, and Nuclear-Deterrence Strategy
    5. Project Coast and Its Origins
    6. Dismantling the Nuclear-Weapons Program
    7. The Rollback of Project Coast
    8. Disarmament Trendsetter
    9. Emerging Issues and Residual Concerns
    Appendix: Policy Lessons from the South African Case
    Notes
    Bibliography
    Index

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