J D L Moore
Biographic Data
| ID | 8614401 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J D L Moore |
| GIVEN NAMES | J D L |
| FAMILY NAME | Moore |
| SIGNATURE | MOORE J D L |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
South Africa and Nuclear Proliferation
South Africa and Nuclear Proliferation
International concern that South Africa may possess nuclear weapons derives from her possession of an unsafeguarded enrichment plant which can produce weapons-grade fissile material, her failure to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and evidence since 1977 that she may have been preparing for testing or may actually have tested a nuclear explosive device. This evidence and South Africa’s policy position concerning proliferation are discussed…
South Africa’s International Relations
There are a few countries in the international community with whom the overwhelming majority of the rest of the community of nations do not wish to been seen to have a close relationship. This select group of countries have been termed pariahs . Besides South Africa, they include Israel, Taiwan and perhaps South Korea. The governments of these countries are seen by their regional Third World neighbours as illegitimate, because territorial soverei…
The Technology of Nuclear Weapons
To manufacture a nuclear weapon, the main requirement is to obtain a sufficient quantity of fissionable or fissile material. 1 A fissile element is one whose nucleus is capable of rupture into two lighter fragments, thus forming nuclei of lighter elements, together with free neutrons. These free neutrons may strike other nuclei causing further fission and so on in a chain reaction . The minimum amount of material necessary to sustain a chain reac…
The International Non-proliferation Regime
Both superpowers believe that an increase in the number of nations (or sub-national groups) possessing nuclear weapons would threaten their control over ‘world order’. The acquisition of nuclear weapons, in particular by countries over which they have little influence, in areas which are considered unstable, or whose leaders are perceived as irrational, is therefore seen by both superpowers to be against their global interests. 1 Consequently, th…
Conclusions for Western Policy
In this final chapter we look at the implications of South African nuclear developments for Western, in particular United States, non-proliferation policy and for foreign policy towards South Africa. Openly acknowledged possession of nuclear weapons by South Africa would be damaging to both policies. It would gravely compromise efforts to discourage the development of nuclear weapons elsewhere and there would be considerable pressure from black A…
South Africa’s Nuclear Intentions
While we have seen in the preceding chapters how South Africa has, over the years, acquired the capability for producing nuclear weapons, it is difficult to see any need for their development. We have seen in Chapter 3 that South Africa’s conventional military capability far exceeds that of her African neighbours even if they combined their efforts. Black African countries have never seriously threatened South Africa with military attack. These k…
The Development of South Africa’s Nuclear Capability
As with the exploitation of her uranium resources, South Africa’s capability in fundamental nuclear research was gained in the 1950s and 1960s mainly with British and American help. The South African Atomic Energy Board (AEB) was established in 1949 as a result of the passage of the South African Atomic Energy Act of 1948; and during this time there was a very close relationship between the AEB, the US Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC) and the UK …
South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Capability
South African leaders have generally insisted that her nuclear programme is peaceful. However, leaders as far back as Prime Minister Verwoerd in the 1960s (before the announcement of the development of her enrichment technology) have frequently stated that South Africa was developing or had developed the capability to produce nuclear weapons.1 Such statements have usually been followed by qualifications or denials, often by Atomic Energy Board of…
Uranium Mining in Southern Africa
In the late 1940s and 1950s South Africa obtained the cooperation of Britain and America in the development of her nuclear science and technology and the exploitation of her uranium resources.1 This was in exchange for a South African agreement to supply Britain and America with uranium for their nuclear weapons programmes. In an arrangement agreed with South African Prime Minister Smuts at the end of the Second World War and implemented by the N…
South Africa and Nuclear Proliferation
International concern that South Africa may possess nuclear weapons derives from her possession of an unsafeguarded enrichment plant which can produce weapons-grade fissile material, her failure to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and evidence since 1977 that she may have been preparing for testing or may actually have tested a nuclear explosive device. This evidence and South Africa’s policy position concerning proliferation are discussed…
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South Africa and Nuclear Proliferation
International concern that South Africa may possess nuclear weapons derives from her possession of an unsafeguarded enrichment plant which can produce weapons-grade fissile material, her failure to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and evidence since 1977 that she may have been preparing for testing or may actually have tested a nuclear explosive device. This evidence and South Africa’s policy position concerning proliferation are discussed…
South Africa’s International Relations
There are a few countries in the international community with whom the overwhelming majority of the rest of the community of nations do not wish to been seen to have a close relationship. This select group of countries have been termed pariahs . Besides South Africa, they include Israel, Taiwan and perhaps South Korea. The governments of these countries are seen by their regional Third World neighbours as illegitimate, because territorial soverei…
The Technology of Nuclear Weapons
To manufacture a nuclear weapon, the main requirement is to obtain a sufficient quantity of fissionable or fissile material. 1 A fissile element is one whose nucleus is capable of rupture into two lighter fragments, thus forming nuclei of lighter elements, together with free neutrons. These free neutrons may strike other nuclei causing further fission and so on in a chain reaction . The minimum amount of material necessary to sustain a chain reac…
The International Non-proliferation Regime
Both superpowers believe that an increase in the number of nations (or sub-national groups) possessing nuclear weapons would threaten their control over ‘world order’. The acquisition of nuclear weapons, in particular by countries over which they have little influence, in areas which are considered unstable, or whose leaders are perceived as irrational, is therefore seen by both superpowers to be against their global interests. 1 Consequently, th…
Conclusions for Western Policy
In this final chapter we look at the implications of South African nuclear developments for Western, in particular United States, non-proliferation policy and for foreign policy towards South Africa. Openly acknowledged possession of nuclear weapons by South Africa would be damaging to both policies. It would gravely compromise efforts to discourage the development of nuclear weapons elsewhere and there would be considerable pressure from black A…
South Africa’s Nuclear Intentions
While we have seen in the preceding chapters how South Africa has, over the years, acquired the capability for producing nuclear weapons, it is difficult to see any need for their development. We have seen in Chapter 3 that South Africa’s conventional military capability far exceeds that of her African neighbours even if they combined their efforts. Black African countries have never seriously threatened South Africa with military attack. These k…
The Development of South Africa’s Nuclear Capability
As with the exploitation of her uranium resources, South Africa’s capability in fundamental nuclear research was gained in the 1950s and 1960s mainly with British and American help. The South African Atomic Energy Board (AEB) was established in 1949 as a result of the passage of the South African Atomic Energy Act of 1948; and during this time there was a very close relationship between the AEB, the US Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC) and the UK …
South Africa’s Nuclear Weapons Capability
South African leaders have generally insisted that her nuclear programme is peaceful. However, leaders as far back as Prime Minister Verwoerd in the 1960s (before the announcement of the development of her enrichment technology) have frequently stated that South Africa was developing or had developed the capability to produce nuclear weapons.1 Such statements have usually been followed by qualifications or denials, often by Atomic Energy Board of…
Uranium Mining in Southern Africa
In the late 1940s and 1950s South Africa obtained the cooperation of Britain and America in the development of her nuclear science and technology and the exploitation of her uranium resources.1 This was in exchange for a South African agreement to supply Britain and America with uranium for their nuclear weapons programmes. In an arrangement agreed with South African Prime Minister Smuts at the end of the Second World War and implemented by the N…
South Africa and Nuclear Proliferation
International concern that South Africa may possess nuclear weapons derives from her possession of an unsafeguarded enrichment plant which can produce weapons-grade fissile material, her failure to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and evidence since 1977 that she may have been preparing for testing or may actually have tested a nuclear explosive device. This evidence and South Africa’s policy position concerning proliferation are discussed…
South Africa and Nuclear Proliferation
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