Armament and Disarmament

South Africa was the first nation in the world to renounce and destroy its top-secret nuclear weapons capability. Its government also eliminated the ability to produce and deliver these warheads.</p>Because no one archived the official documentary evidence of the program various writers and scholars as well as the public at large have been left to speculate-and forget-the activities that consumed billions of rands and years of dedication.</p>Based on facts and first-hand perspectives <I>Armament and Disarmament</I> offers intimate views from three participants in the nuclear weapons program. A larger picture emerges through their recollections fulfilling the role of essential perspectives and documentation where official records no longer exist. Out of secrecy and a need-to-know philosophy many involved in the program both wittingly and unwittingly were never briefed as to how their particular endeavors fit into the bigger scheme.</p><I>Armament and Disarmament</I> sheds light on the complexity of events surrounding the South African nuclear weapons program and brings tribute to the ingenuity and dedication of all those involved.</p>