Publication details
Jihoafrický jaderný program ve strategické perspektivě
| Title in English | The South African nuclear programme in a strategic perspective |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Bezpečnost jaderné energie |
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| Field | Political sciences |
| Keywords | non-proliferation policy; nuclear weapons; South Africa; historical aspects |
| Description | The main idea behind the article is to think about strategic aspects of South African nuclear proliferation programme from a different point of view. The goal is to gain certain perspective by looking into South African history, politics and international status, using these factors as the context for the nuclear programme. At first, the authors define the necessary theoretical background, emphasizing the various motivations behind nuclear proliferation. The main focus of the article is the motivation of South Africa. Where it came from and which factors influenced it. Among the examined aspects are: historical developement and emergence of the regime, internal and external opposition (enemies), international status and the nature of the local political system. Furthemore, as an added value to the project, the authors consider the various options South Africa had for an actual usage of its nuclear weapons, The questions about motivation, results of nuclear proliferation (whether or not it was succesful) and practical use of developed weapons are answered in the conclusion. |