LEADER 03496nam 22006374a 450 001 9910778017803321 005 20231002004909.0 010 $a0-253-00306-7 010 $a9786612238253 010 $a1-282-23825-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000787335 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000248950 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11217361 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000248950 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10202628 035 $a(PQKB)10671507 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000350602 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11248602 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000350602 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10356105 035 $a(PQKB)11755877 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC455785 035 $a(OCoLC)434586626 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16939 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL455785 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10318093 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL223825 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000787335 100 $a20040908d2005 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSouth Africa's weapons of mass destruction$b[electronic resource] /$fHelen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. Burgess 210 $aBloomington, IN $cIndiana University Press$dc2005 215 $avii, 322 p 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-253-34506-5 311 $a0-253-21730-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [293]-312) and index. 327 $aContents -- 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?. 330 $aSouth 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. 606 $aWeapons of mass destruction$zSouth Africa 607 $aSouth Africa$xMilitary policy 615 0$aWeapons of mass destruction 676 $a358/.3/0968 700 $aPurkitt$b Helen E.$f1950-$01091537 701 $aBurgess$b Stephen Franklin$01091538 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778017803321 996 $aSouth Africa's weapons of mass destruction$93841841 997 $aUNINA