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South Africa's Weapons of Mass Destruction
Purkitt, Helen E.; Burgess, Stephen F.
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Description for South Africa's Weapons of Mass Destruction
paperback. 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. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JPA; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
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 ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253217301
SKU
V9780253217301
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99-1
About Purkitt, Helen E.; Burgess, Stephen F.
Helen E. Purkitt is Professor of Political Science at the U.S. Naval Academy. Stephen F. Burgess is Associate Professor in the Department of Strategy and International Security at the U.S. Air War College and Associate Director of the U.S. Air Force Counterproliferation Center.
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