South Africa: Nuclear Weapons and Bioweapons

Alternative Views 086: How South Africa Got the Nuke

An hour-long documentary is presented which shows that, in spite of laws and official statements to the contrary, various capitalist countries and corporations clandestinely provided the raw materials and technology which enable South Africa to build and test a nuclear bomb.

Journeyman Pictures: The Apartheid Regimes Sinister Chemical Warfare Programme (2000)

In the early 80's President Bohta was becoming paranoid about the growing unrest in the townships Project Coast was hatched to develop a biological and chemical warfare Program which would not only suppress the townships but act as a weapon in war. Project Coast involved 200 staff and cost one hundred million rand. The Roodeplaat Research Base, 15 km north of Pretoria was the centre for the research. The labs were top secret and highly protected. Inside scientists were working on the ultimate chemical, biological weapon which would be small, undetectable and cause paralysis of the muscles or death. Dr. Goosen who headed the biological Program says 'the weapon Placed in the wrong hands could have killed millions'. However luckily the project was disbanded in the early 90's when power was handed over to Mandela.

As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks / credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast