South African nuclear capability

Title

South African nuclear capability

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Mar 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:05:47

Description

Interview with Kent Durr, South Africa’s ambassador to Great Britain on the recent admission by President F W De Klerk South Africa had 6 nuclear bombs in the 1980s which have since been dismantled. He says the weapons were needed at the time; the country has been subject to a large number of inspections following signing the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and has nothing to hide; and also discusses the plan to crackdown on violence in South Africa including a proposal to bring back the death penalty. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Kent Durr

Keywords

Treaties; Death penalty; South Africa; Violence; International relations; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; Diplomats; Frederik Willem De Klerk

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