| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 322 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: 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 -- 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Weapons of mass destruction -- South Africa.
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Weapons of mass destruction. |
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South Africa. |
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South Africa -- Military policy.
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Military policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Burgess, Stephen Franklin.
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| 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 book) |
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0253003067 (electronic book) |
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9780253345066 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0253345065 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780253217301 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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025321730X (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0253345065 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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025321730X (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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