GEOG 270 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Treaty On The Non-Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons, United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379
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Wp #7: the nuclear express (stillman & reed) The main reason stillman and reed present for the denuclearization of south africa is the end of apartheid. After the change in power to the de klerk government in south africa in 1989, apartheid and the nuclear program were both ended. It wasn"t out of the goodness of f. w. de. Klerk"s heart or some magical revelation that this program was taken away, it was because he didn"t want an african american government to gain control of the nuclear weapons (183). Honestly, south africa had never been a nuclear powerhouse. They relied heavily on israel, but still got the blunt end of the stick. It was clear when the un security council levied the complete arms embargo in 1977 on south africa that south africa needed to rely on israel (176). Even by the end of their nuclear program, they only announced the dismantlement of six nuclear weapons.
