Why Did South Africa Relinquish Its Nuclear Weapons?

Tomte 11 points 4 comments May 23, 2026
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nickdothutton

The most interesting thing about this article is that it leaves out all the interesting stuff. I recommend googling one Dr David Kelly, and a young fellow called David Cameron who would become better known later. When the US and UK learned RSA had the bomb, and the ANC were about to inherit it, they were suddenly a lot less enthusiastic about the incoming administration they had previously endorsed.

forinti

> It also promoted a strongly anti-communist ideology, arguing that racial equality was a communist plot to destroy the country. This has to be the most cynical "communist threat" ever.

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