South Africa's Secret Nuclear Weapons

During the Cold War, South Africa actually possessed nuclear weapons. However, they had to be a bit secretive to acquire them and test them. ➤ Support this channel with my Patreon!:   / emperortigerstar   00:00 - Intro 02:26 - South Africa Before Going Nuclear 04:55 - Sharing Data 09:14 - Building a Small Arsenal 11:11 - Destroying the Arsenal Music Used: "Decisions" by Kevin MacLeod found at www.incompetech.com Sources: Albright, David; Gay, Corey (November–December 1997). "Proliferation: A flash from the past". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 53: 15–17. Burns, John F. “French Company to Build South African Atom Plant.” The New York Times, May 30, 1976. Keller, Bill. "South Africa Says It Built 6 Atom Bombs." The New York Times, March 25, 1993. McGreal, Chris. "Brothers in arms - Israel's secret pact with Pretoria." - The Guardian, UK, February 7, 2006. Pabian, Frank V. “South Africa’s Nuclear Weapon Program: Lessons for U.S. Nonproliferation Policy.” The Nonproliferation Review 3, no. 1 (1995): 1–19. “South African Nuclear History.” The Wilson Center Digital Archive. http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.or....