South Africa's Weapons of Mass Destruction
| Author/creator | Purkitt, Helen E., 1950- Author |
| Other author | Burgess, Stephen Franklin Author |
| Other author | Burgess, Stephen F. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press |
| Description | 336 p. 09.250 x 06.125 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation <p>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 interviews with military and political officials, Purkitt and Burgess consider what motivates countries to acquire and build such powerful weaponry and examine when and how decisions are made to dismantle a military arsenal voluntarily. Questions such as how to destroy weapons safely and keep them from reappearing on international markets are considered along with comparative strategies for successful disarmament in other nation-states.</p> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004021137 |
| ISBN | 9780253345066 |
| ISBN | 0253345065 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780253345066 |
| Stock number | 00012826 |