South Africa's Weapons of Mass Destruction offers an in-depth view of the                  secret development and voluntary disarmament of South Africa's nuclear, biological,                  and chemical weapons program, Project Coast. Helen E. Purkitt and Stephen F. Burgess                  explore how systems used for nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons in South                  Africa were acquired and established beyond the gaze of international and domestic                  political actors. On the basis of archival evidence from Project Coast and their own                  extensive interviews with military and political officials, Purkitt and Burgess                  consider what motivates countries to acquire and build such powerful weaponry and                  examine when and how decisions are made to dismantle a military arsenal voluntarily.                  Questions such as how to destroy weapons safely and keep them from reappearing on                  international markets are considered along with comparative strategies for                  successful disarmament in other nation-states.

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