Nuclear Proliferation in South Africa: History and Politics

149 Pages·2016·1.653 MB·English

by  Lucky E. Asuelime, Raquel A. Adekoye (auth.)

Lucky E. Asuelime · Raquel A. Adekoye
Nuclear
Proliferation in
South Africa
History and Politics
Nuclear Proliferation in South Africa
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Lucky E. Asuelime (cid:129) Raquel A. Adekoye
Nuclear Proliferation
in South Africa
History and Politics
LuckyE.Asuelime RaquelA.Adekoye
PoliticsandInternationalStudies PoliticsandInternationalStudies
UniversityofZululand UniversityofZululand
KwaDlangezwa,SouthAfrica KwaDlangezwa,SouthAfrica
ISBN978-3-319-33372-4 ISBN978-3-319-33373-1 (eBook)
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-33373-1
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Thomas and Felicia Asuelime
LeRoy, Layla, and Marvelous Asuelime
Because I know that the advent of nuclear
weapons proliferation is the most profound
andan immediate threat tothe very existence
of the world as we know it...
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Acknowledgment
The book would not have been possible without the support, encouragement, and
contributionsofourfamiliesandfriends.NotableamongthemareMichael,Ernest
andChris,Andrea,andothers.Weareprofoundlygratefultoourparents—lateand
alive. They remain an inspiration for us to attain heights unimaginable. Dr Lucky
E. Asuelime appreciates Professors Joseph Ayee, Anna-Mart Van Wyk, and
SuzanneFrancisfortheircontributionstowardtheearlydevelopmentofthisproject
atonepointortheother.
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Contents
1 AConceptualFrameofNuclearProliferation
inSouthAfricaandtheBritishNexus. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1
1.1 SettingtheScenery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Problematique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 TheoreticalFramework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4 ConclusionandSignificance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 AMethodologicalFrameworkforNuclearProliferation
intheSouth.. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . 11
2.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 Generalizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 12
2.3 Methodology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.4 HypothesesandMethods.. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 13
2.5 CasesandData. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.6 Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 British–SouthAfricanNuclearPolitics:AReview. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2 BritishNuclearPolitics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.3 SouthAfrican(Nuclear)Politics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.4 Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4 DriversofNuclearProliferation:AReview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2 StudiesontheTechnologicalAspectsofNuclearProliferation. . . 31
4.3 StudiesontheMotivationalAspectsofNuclearProliferation. . . 34
4.4 Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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