The Bomb - South Africa's Nuclear Program (Paperback)

South Africa's Bomb kept the world guessing for years. Six-and-a- half nuclear bombs had been secretly built and destroyed, former South African President F.W. de Klerk announced in 1993. No other country has ever voluntarily destroyed its nuclear arsenal.

From 1975 Nic von Wielligh was involved in the production of nuclear weapons material, the dismantling of the nuclear weapons and the provision of evidence of South Africa's bona fides to the international community. The International Atomic Energy Agency declared South Africa's Initial Report to be the most comprehensive and professional that they had ever received. In this book the nuclear physicist and his daughter Lydia von Wielligh-Steyn tell the gripping story of the splitting of the atom and the power it releases. It is an account of ground-breaking research and the scientists responsible; it deals with uranium enrichment, the arms race and South Africa's secret programme.

The Bomb: South Africa's Nuclear Programme is a story of nuclear explosions, espionage, smuggling of nuclear materials and swords that became ploughshares.

General

Imprint:	Litera Publikasies
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	October 2015
Authors:	Nic Von Wielligh • Wielligh-Steyn von
Dimensions:	222 x 152 x 45mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - With flaps
Pages:	550
ISBN-13:	978-1-920188-48-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Espionage & secret services Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Nuclear weapons Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > Nuclear power industries Books > History > African history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics
LSN:	1-920188-48-7
Barcode:	9781920188481

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