The Centre for Public Integrity, a US-based
non-profit investigative news organisation, has
published a report which says that South Africa
has enough nuclear explosives to fuel half-a-
dozen bombs.
According to the report, the nuclear explosives
are locked in a former silver vault at the Pelindaba
Nuclear Research Centre close to the
Hartbeespoort Dam.
Pelindaba is operated by The South African
Nuclear Energy Corporation, and was were South
Africa’s atomic weapons under apartheid were
developed, built, and stored.
These explosives were created by the apartheid
government as part of its nuclear weapons
programme. According to a report by Marcus
Duvenhage, South Africa had six nuclear devices,
and was busy constructing a seventh, by the
time the programme stopped.
South Africa ended its nuclear weapons
programme in 1989, and these weapons were
dismantled.
However, the highly-enriched uranium fuel was
extracted, melted down, and cast into ingots.
The report states that roughly 220kg of this fuel
remains, and that South Africa is “keeping a tight
grip on it”.
This weapons-grade nuclear fuel means South
Africa can easily become a nuclear state again.
However, the biggest concern to the United
States is that it will be stolen by militants and used
in a terrorist attack.
According to U.S. officials and experts, South
Africa’s nuclear explosives are among the most
vulnerable in the world to theft by terrorists.
U.S. officials further argue that South Africa has
no clear rationale for holding its nuclear explosive
materials, because it no longer needs them to
make medical isotopes.
The Centre for Public Integrity said that US
President Barack Obama twice directly asked the
South African president to relinquish this
weapons-grade uranium. However, the SA
president did not oblige.
The full report is available here: South Africa
rebuffs repeated U.S. demands that it
relinquish its nuclear explosives
Dismantling of SA’s atomic bombs
In a 2012 interview former SA president FW De
Klerk said that soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall
they decided to announce the dismantling of
South Africa’s atomic bombs.
“We announced as soon as possible that we had
broken those [nuclear] bombs down, [and] that
we could account for every milli-milli-milli-
milligram of material,” said de Klerk.
He added that they “would open all facilities to full
inspection by the International Atomic Agency,
and that is exactly what we did.”
Facts about South Africa’s nuclear weapons
programme
While details about South Africa’s nuclear
programme remains sketchy, there are some
facts which are interesting.
Most of these are quoted from the Wikipedia
article “ South Africa and weapons of mass
destruction
”.
South Africa’s plans to develop nuclear
weapons began in 1948 after giving
commission to the South African Atomic
Energy Corporation (SAAEC).
South Africa gained sufficient experience with
the nuclear technology to capitalise on the
promotion of the U.S. government’s Peaceful
Nuclear Explosions (PNE) programme.
In 1971, South African minister of mines Carl
de Wet gave approval of the country’s PNE
programme. The date when the South African
PNE programme transformed into a weapons
programme is not known.
The South African Atomic Energy Board (AEB)
selected a test site in the Kalahari Desert. Two
test shafts were completed in 1976 and 1977.
However, when the test site was exposed by
Soviet and Western governments, its
immediate shutdown was ordered.
In September 1979, a US satellite detected a
double flash over the Indian Ocean that was
suspected, but never confirmed, to be a
nuclear test. In 1997, South African Deputy
Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad stated that South
Africa had conducted a test, but later retracted
his statement.
The South African Defence Force (SADF)
investigated aircraft and missile-based delivery
systems. The missiles were to be based on the
RSA-3 and RSA-4 launchers that had already
been built and tested for the South African
space programme.
South Africa ended its nuclear weapons
programme in 1989. All the bombs – six
constructed and one under construction –
were dismantled.
On 19 August 1994, after completing its
inspection, the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) confirmed that one partially
completed and six fully completed nuclear
weapons had been dismantled.

So?

So what? Because Nigeria also have one....lolest Nigerian mentality!

vandalZA:
So what? Because Nigeria also have one....lolest Nigerian mentality!

People are scared because those illiterate ANC party can let such things fall into the hands of those cape malay muslims who are beginning to align themselves with ISIS propaganda.

We don't want Nuclear weapons in Africa.

LIKE XENOPHOBIA...NUCLEAR WEAPONS MUST GO!

we have lots of nuclear material just for research. Thats my daily bread, i used to work there at NECSA in phelindaba west of pretoria. We use this material for isotopes that treat cancer, its a big business. NTP makes R1billion a year from those isotopes.

morpheus24:


People are scared because those illiterate ANC party can let such things fall into the hands of those cape malay muslims who are beginning to align themselves with ISIS propaganda.

We don't want Nuclear weapons in Africa.

LIKE XENOPHOBIA...NUCLEAR WEAPONS MUST GO!

lol you should ask what Zuma said!

We are not letting go of our weapons, that wont happen. America must hear this

14:
We are not letting go of our weapons, that wont happen. America must hear this

At the rate them muslims in your country continue to get radicalized God help us in Africa.

#SAYNOTONUCLEARWEAPONS not matter the so called big business it generates.

14:
we have lots of nuclear material just for research. Thats my daily bread, i used to work there at NECSA in phelindaba west of pretoria. We use this material for isotopes that treat cancer, its a big business. NTP makes R1billion a year from those isotopes.

For the sake of a billion lives on the planet please find some other way to diversify your economy and generate that R1billion.

Life is more important that buying that new VW!

So...? Do u also want nuclear weapons in ir country ?

Third world war loading

Nigeria needs to block South africa from having nuclear weapons.

I never trust Zuma

lionel4power:
Nigeria needs to block South africa from having nuclear weapons.

NIGERIA!

If you said U.S, Russia, China, UK or France then I'd understand you, what exactly would Nigeria do to S.A, because right now I'm trying to understand what Nigeria has over S.A that they can use to Block us from obtaining Nuclear Weapons.

Centrifude:


NIGERIA!

If you said U.S, Russia, China, UK or France then I'd understand you, what exactly would Nigeria do to S.A, because right now I'm trying to understand what Nigeria has over S.A that they can use to Block us from obtaining Nuclear Weapons.

please dont bring your illitera.cy here... for your infomation NIGERIA HAS SUPERIOR POLITICAL, DIPLOMATIC, ECONOMIC AND MILITARY MIGHT OVER SOUTH AFRICAN




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lionel4power:
please dont bring your illitera.cy here... for your infomation NIGERIA HAS SUPERIOR POLITICAL, DIPLOMATIC, ECONOMIC AND MILITARY MIGHT OVER SOUTH AFRICAN




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Hey slowpoke stop being delusional, Nigeria Can't do anything to South Africa, come back to the real world the Nigeria you're talking about only exists in your dreams.

Please what Diplomatic and Military powers will you use against us.

S.A still hasn't given back your Money, you show you what a bitch GEJ was, and its only now that we're CONSIDERING bringing your money back.

You couldn't even force us to give you your money back.

Not even the Mighty American has succeeded in forcing us to give up our Weapons Grade Uranium.

And you think little Nigeria can't stop us.

Centrifude:


[s]Hey slowpoke stop being delusional, Nigeria Can't do anything to South Africa, come back to the real world the Nigeria you're talking about only exists in your dreams.

Please what Diplomatic and Military powers will you use against us.

S.A still hasn't given back your Money, you show you what a bitch GEJ was, and its only now that we're CONSIDERING bringing your money back.

You couldn't even force us to give you your money back.

Not even the Mighty American has succeeded in forcing us to give up our Weapons Grade Uranium.

And you think little Nigeria can't stop us.[/s]

m0ron. You are the one that needs reality check, Nigeria has surpassed south africa in almost everything. We are the largest economy in africa and is assumed to be the superpower of the continent. That status comes with a substantial political and diplomatic strength naturally. The last G7 summit Nigeria was the only african country invited, when egypt was battling isis Nigeria was the only country she asked for assistance from. So mr. Man you need to wake up from your dream. Nobody respect south africa again. Ordinary sudan president walked free from your country even though jacob zuma ordered his arrest. Thats a slap on all your faces.

lionel4power:
m0ron. You are the one that needs reality check, Nigeria has surpassed south africa in almost everything. We are the largest economy in africa and is assumed to be the superpower of the continent. That status comes with a substantial political and diplomatic strength naturally. The last G7 summit Nigeria was the only african country invited, when egypt was battling isis Nigeria was the only country she asked for assistance from. So mr. Man you need to wake up from your dream. Nobody respect south africa again. Ordinary sudan president walked free from your country even though jacob zuma ordered his arrest. Thats a slap on all your faces.

Jacob Zuma didn't order his arrest a court did you dumb @ss.

Zuma does not control the courts in S.A

And G7 always have new guests South Africa has also been invited to G7.

But anyway dude believe whatever makes you sleep at night.

lionel4power:
Nigeria needs to block South africa from having nuclear weapons.

who is Nigeria?

lionel4power:
m0ron. You are the one that needs reality check, Nigeria has surpassed south africa in almost everything. We are the largest economy in africa and is assumed to be the superpower of the continent. That status comes with a substantial political and diplomatic strength naturally. The last G7 summit Nigeria was the only african country invited, when egypt was battling isis Nigeria was the only country she asked for assistance from. So mr. Man you need to wake up from your dream. Nobody respect south africa again. Ordinary sudan president walked free from your country even though jacob zuma ordered his arrest. Thats a slap on all your faces.

whatever you are smoking, you must stop it immediately, not good for yo brain

14:


who is Nigeria?

NIGERIA IS AFRICA'S ONLY SUPERPOWER. AND MOST POWERFUL BLACK NATION ON EARTH.

lionel4power:
NIGERIA IS AFRICA'S ONLY SUPERPOWER. AND MOST POWERFUL BLACK NATION ON EARTH.

just for being black nation, that will give it the powers to stop SA. are you dreaming?

lionel4power:
NIGERIA IS AFRICA'S ONLY SUPERPOWER. AND MOST POWERFUL BLACK NATION ON EARTH.

Is this the same african super power who today can't even secure its waters from piracy.

Is this the same shiiithole nation that can't even put 3 obsolete F-7 jets in the air to fight boko goats, and needs its small neighbors to help them control there indigenous insurgency.

Your socalled super power can't even stand toe 2 toe with Uganda yet you come and talk shiiit.

Nigeria is a small over crowded oil wasteland.

14:

just for being black nation, that will give it the powers to stop SA. are you dreaming?

Will you M.or.ons give up those nuclear ambitions before one of your soon to be Cape town Muslims ISIS members causes that terrorist group to get its hand on nuclear capabilities.

Knowing how incompetent the ANC is I am in no doubt this is highly possible. I mean look how many terrorists are already running around the world with South African passports aka the black Widow

morpheus24:


Will you M.or.ons give up those nuclear ambitions before one of your soon to be Cape town Muslims ISIS members causes that terrorist group to get its hand on nuclear capabilities.

Knowing how incompetent the ANC is I am in no doubt this is highly possible. I mean look how many terrorists are already running around the world with South African passports aka the black Widow

Shut da fu@ck up your boko haram has already become an extension of ISIS and its your FG and all the other fcvktards around Lagos that should worry. Just look how the incompetence of your security agents led to the death of almost 100 fools due to there incompetence to defuse and evacuate bystanders from danger.

DictatorZAR:

Shut da fu@ck up your boko haram has already become an extension of ISIS and its your FG and all the other fcvktards around Lagos that should worry. Just look how the incompetence of your security agents led to the death of almost 100 fools due to there incompetence to defuse and evacuate bystanders from danger.

Stop switching subjects or go back to the military thread where you belong.

We all know that there is a greater chance of your Cape Malays converting to the extremist version of Islam unbeknownst to your distracted government that is overwhelmed with situations in your country and boooMMM! of goes the bomb in a major city somewhere in Southern Africa.

pale skinned part Neanderthal mo.ron!...

lionel4power:
NIGERIA IS AFRICA'S ONLY SUPERPOWER. AND MOST POWERFUL BLACK NATION ON EARTH.

u hav a bunch of drug dealers nd creepy pastors nd that shud make u a superpower ? Its official, Nigerians are the dumbest blacks in the world

RudzSA:
u hav a bunch of drug dealers nd creepy pastors nd that shud make u a superpower ? Its official, Nigerians are the dumbest blacks in the world

You have a population of crazy privileged whites that built the country since Jan van Riebeck and you think you are an emerging African power.

Send those Whites home! Back to Europe they must go!

morpheus24:


You have a population of crazy privileged whites that built the country since Jan van Riebeck and you think you are an emerging African power.

Send those Whites home! Back to Europe they must go!

they are South African ,they going nowhere. Yo kind on the other hand wel drive out sooner or later .all u do is dirty up our paradise ..you must go

morpheus24:


Stop switching subjects or go back to the military thread where you belong.

We all know that there is a greater chance of your Cape Malays converting to the extremist version of Islam unbeknownst to your distracted government that is overwhelmed with situations in your country and boooMMM! of goes the bomb in a major city somewhere in Southern Africa.

pale skinned part Neanderthal mo.ron!...

Look at the nig@aranu@s gutter spawn.

Whose switching subjects here fc@cktard. SA muslims and Imams in Cape has already started a campaign to discourage youngsters in there communities for sometime now and our NIA is also monitoring areas. This is SA not fcv@tard un clad Northern diseased Naija scum.

Where the f@ck do you get the idea that I'm white, is beyond me. I'm part of the same Cape Malay's you so much love to associate with islamic terror on NL. We've been dealing with each other on many topics on NL, and I've told you before how terribly naïve MOFFIE MORPHBARBIE is.

RudzSA:
they are South African ,they going nowhere. Yo kind on the other hand wel drive out sooner or later .all u do is dirty up our paradise ..you must go

They are not South Africans, they are wandering Pale face men from Northern Europe.

Let me know the date and time you decide to drive us out. The blacks couldn't do it to the Whites, don't think you will accomplish that feet. not with Nigerians making up 20% of the African population.

Mathematical madness!

morpheus24:


They are not South Africans, they are wandering Pale face men from Northern Europe.

Let me know the date and time you decide to drive us out. The blacks couldn't do it to the Whites, don't think you will accomplish that feet. not with Nigerians making up 20% of the African population.

Mathematical madness!

we don't want to drive u out of Africa . Just South Africa ,nd believ me that one we can do with ease