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Subject:
South Africa and Nuclear Weapons
Category: Relationships and Society > Politics Asked by: d1g1ta7-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
18 Oct 2006 18:18 PDT
Expires: 17 Nov 2006 17:18 PST Question ID: 774867 |
What are South Africa's opinions on nuclear weapons? Are they in favor of use or opposed to their use? Specific examples are needed. |
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Re: South Africa and Nuclear Weapons
From: dprk007-ga on 18 Oct 2006 18:36 PDT |
I would have thought VERY opposed. I cannot give you an example but the current Black government would not want to emulate the legacy of the prior white government which had actually made six nuckear weapons but probably never tested a nuclear weapon DPRK007 |
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Re: South Africa and Nuclear Weapons
From: pinkpanda-ga on 18 Oct 2006 18:38 PDT |
As of the mid 90's South Africa opposes nuclear weapons. They are one of the few states to have acquired nuclear weapons and actuall disarm. They aren't opposed to nuclear energy and support Irans pursuance of nuclear energy and claims it is every countries right to do this. They have said they hope one day for a world without nuclear weapons. "South Africa will not accept any prevention of the use of nuclear power for peaceful purposes. It is a demand we make and we support Iran in that regard," Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said. Pahad made the statement in Pretoria on the first day of the second session of the SA-Iran Deputy Ministerial Working Group's meeting. He emphasized South Africa sought a world free from nuclear weapons." South Africa has although built nuclear weapons in the past, 5 fission bombs and people question their motives on why they persued nuclear weapons. South Africa claims it was strictly peaceful and for self defense. "The ANC-led government has inherited the legacy of South Africa's secret nuclear weapons, but some want to know if the country's weapon program could be revived--whether South Africa might have the first "Black Bomb." Given the ANC's consistent anti-nuclear stance, this question is unfair. But it reflects a natural concern that a dangerous technology will pass into new, untested hands." Sources: http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=3280 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200507/12/eng20050712_195522.html http://www.thebulletin.org/article.php?art_ofn=ja94albright Hope I was of some help, Cheers! |
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