03496nam 22006374a 450 991077801780332120231002004909.00-253-00306-797866122382531-282-23825-6(CKB)1000000000787335(SSID)ssj0000248950(PQKBManifestationID)11217361(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000248950(PQKBWorkID)10202628(PQKB)10671507(SSID)ssj0000350602(PQKBManifestationID)11248602(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000350602(PQKBWorkID)10356105(PQKB)11755877(MiAaPQ)EBC455785(OCoLC)434586626(MdBmJHUP)muse16939(Au-PeEL)EBL455785(CaPaEBR)ebr10318093(CaONFJC)MIL223825(EXLCZ)99100000000078733520040908d2005 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSouth Africa's weapons of mass destruction[electronic resource] /Helen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. BurgessBloomington, IN Indiana University Pressc2005vii, 322 pBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-253-34506-5 0-253-21730-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-312) and index.Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 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 -- What can I do?.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.Weapons of mass destructionSouth AfricaSouth AfricaMilitary policyWeapons of mass destruction358/.3/0968Purkitt Helen E.1950-1091537Burgess Stephen Franklin1091538MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778017803321South Africa's weapons of mass destruction3841841UNINA01333nas 2200445-a 450 99619814170331620240413013435.0(DE-599)ZDB2115903-8(CKB)1000000000277730(CONSER)--2003243520(EXLCZ)99100000000027773020030715a20029999 --- -engtxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMalta medical journal MMJGuardamangia, Malta University of Malta Medical School©2002-1 online resourceRefereed/Peer-reviewedTitle from cover.Print version: Malta medical journal : 1813-3339 (DLC) 2003243520 (OCoLC)53141200 MMJMalta med. j.MedicineMaltaPeriodicalsClinical MedicineMedicinefast(OCoLC)fst01014893MaltaMaltafastPeriodical.Periodicals.fastMedicineClinical Medicine.Medicine.University of Malta (1980- ).Medical School.JOURNAL996198141703316exl_impl conversionMalta medical journal2077197UNISA