Nuclear Proliferation in South Africa History and Politics [Hardcover]

This book investigates drivers and trends in nuclear proliferation in the Global South. Based on an in-depth analysis of South Africas nuclear history, it examines general causes of proliferation, such as technical capabilities and constraints; a countrys motivation to build a nuclear bomb; and particular domestic and international situations. It also highlights Britains 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.

A Conceptual Frame ofNuclear Proliferation in South Africa and the British Nexus.- A MethodologicalFramework for Nuclear Proliferation in the South.- British-South AfricanNuclear Politics: A Review.- Drivers of Nuclear Proliferation: A Review.- AHistorical Analysis of Super powers Nuclear Proliferation Cases.- AHistorical Analysis of South East Asian Emerging Powers NuclearProliferation: India and Pakistan.- A Historical Analysis of EmergingPowers Nuclear Proliferation: Israel and South Africa.- A ComparativeAnalysis and Evaluation of Emerging Powers Nuclear Proliferation inthe Global South.- An Analysis of the Failed Technology Denial Strategy ofBritain Towards South Africa.- Model Explanations of a Nuclear Powered SouthAfrica.- Conclusion: Controlling Nuclear Weapons in the Global South?.

Lucky E. Asuelime is a SeniorLecturer and Head of the Ag. Department of Politics and International Studiesat the University of Zululand. He is a specialist on African Security,Political Economy and Nuclear History/Politics. His recent publicationsinclude a co-authored book entitled: Boko Haram: The Socio-Economic Drivers, Springer2015; and a Journal article: Churchills British Atomic Relations withMalans Government in South Africa, 1951  1954? New Contree, No. 71,137-151, December 201lÃp