Article ID: CBB844307486

Nuclear twins: French-South African strategic cooperation (1964–79) (2021)

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This article sheds light on the French strategic nuclear assistance to South Africa between 1964 and 1979 based on untapped primary sources from both countries. It documents a vast cooperation between France and South Africa from nuclear and military technology to tacit knowledge. It shows that, contrary to common assumptions, this nuclear cooperation was not unidirectional but benefited the nuclear programs of both countries. It also argues that French leaders were fully aware of the risks of proliferation. The article draws conclusions on how to redefine nuclear assistance and write global Cold War history so as not to keep such cooperations invisible.

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Article Benoît Pelopidas; Sébastien Philippe (2021) Unfit for purpose: Reassessing the development and deployment of French nuclear weapons (1956–1974). Cold War History (pp. 243-260). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Suárez-Díaz, Edna
Mateos, Gisela
Adamson, Matthew
Crawford, Elisabeth T.
Frazier, Javan David
Gachelin, Gabriel
Journals
History and Technology
Cold War History
Diplomatic History
Dynamis: Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque Historiam Illustrandam
International History Review
Osiris: A Research Journal Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Publishers
Cambridge University Press
Biblioteca Nueva
Edições Colibri
European Association for the History of Medicine and Health Publications
Nuée Bleue
Praeger
Concepts
International cooperation
Nuclear power; atomic energy
International relations
Cold War
Uranium
Technical assistance
People
Heath, Edward Richard George, Sir
Pasteur, Louis
Koch, Robert
Helmut Schmidt
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
21st century
20th century, early
Places
France
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Mexico
South Africa
Institutions
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Rockefeller Foundation
United Nations
League of Nations
Université de Strasbourg
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