Nuclear Proliferation in South Africa: History and Politics

ISBN-13: 9783319333724 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 138 str.

Lucky E. Asuelime; Raquel Adekoye

Opis

This book investigates drivers and trends in nuclear proliferation in the Global South. Based on an in-depth analysis of South Africa's nuclear history, it examines general causes of proliferation, such as technical capabilities and constraints; a country's motivation to build a nuclear bomb; and particular domestic and international situations. It also highlights Britain's role in the development of technological capability in South Africa and explains how nuclear weapons influence international relations. Finally, the study offers effective solutions to the problem of nuclear proliferation in developing countries.

Spis treści

A Conceptual Frame of Nuclear Proliferation in South Africa and the British Nexus.- A Methodological Framework for Nuclear Proliferation in the South.- British-South African Nuclear Politics: A Review.- Drivers of Nuclear Proliferation: A Review.- A Historical Analysis of "Super powers" Nuclear Proliferation Cases.- A Historical Analysis of South East Asian "Emerging Powers" Nuclear Proliferation: India and Pakistan.- A Historical Analysis of "Emerging Powers" Nuclear Proliferation: Israel and South Africa.- A Comparative Analysis and Evaluation of "Emerging Powers" Nuclear Proliferation in the Global South.- An Analysis of the Failed Technology Denial Strategy of Britain Towards South Africa.- Model Explanations of a Nuclear Powered South Africa.- Conclusion: Controlling Nuclear Weapons in the Global South?.

O autorze

Lucky E. Asuelime is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Ag. Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Zululand. He is a specialist on African Security, Political Economy and Nuclear History/Politics. His recent publications include a co-authored book entitled: Boko Haram: The Socio-Economic Drivers, Springer 2015; and a Journal article: Churchill’s British Atomic Relations with Malan’s Government in South Africa, 1951 – 1954? New Contree, No. 71, 137-151, December 2014. 

Raquel A. Adekoye is completing her PhD research on the title: The Independence of Kashmir State: A Panacea for Indo-Pakistani Conflict and South Asian Security Crises? She is a research assistant in the Politics and International Studies department, University of Zululand.