Embargo Disimplemented: South Africa's Military Industry, by Signe Landgren

Abstract

Preface List of tables & figures Acronyms & abbreviations PART I: Introduction: SOUTH AFRICA AS A CASE STUDY: Purpose of the project the arms embargo method, the military industrialization process notes and references HISTORICAL IMPEDIMENTS TO EMBARGO IMPLEMENTATION: Introduction resource factors political factors notes and references PART II: The development of South Africa's military industry: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: Introduction 1912-39 1939-45 1945-61 notes and references THE ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE MODERN ARMS INDUSTRY: Introduction reorganizing the institutional structure the armaments board armscor notes and references PART III: The sectors of the military industry: THE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY: Introduction redesign establishment of the Atlas Aircraft Corporation the Atlas Impala programme the Atlas Bosbok and Kudu programme Atlas-Mirage-3/F-1 Atlas `Cheetah' - the `new fighter design Atlas Aircraft: spare parts and engines other aircraft producers notes and references THE ARMOURED VEHICLE INDUSTRY: Introduction armoured cars, tanks, field artillery army trucks and specialized versions engines, notes and references THE MISSILE INDUSTRY: Introduction missile projects notes and references THE WARSHIP INDUSTRY: Introduction projects notes and references INFANTRY WEAPONS AND SMALL ARMS: Introduction the producers ammunition and explosives small arms, notes and references MILITARY ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT Introduction the South African electronics industry electronic products South African producers notes and references THE CBW INDUSTRY: Introduction chemical weapons, bacteriological weapons notes and references NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY: Introduction the nuclear research programme the Ucor uranium enrichment process the nuclear energy programme a `nuclear Frankenstein in Africa? notes and references SOUTH AFRICA'S ARMS EXPORTS: Introduction the flow Armscor's sales organization notes and references PART IV: Implementation and disimplementation: EMBARGO IMPLEMENTATION General problems the UK the United States France FR Germany Italy Japan the Third World arms producers notes and references SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS: Introduction the methods of disimplementation the motives for disimplementation final assessment notes and references Appendix 1. SOURCES AND METHODS: International sources of information South African sources implementation analysis terminology notes and references Appendix 2. UN SECURITY RESOLUTIONS ON THE ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA: Resolution 181 (1963) of 7 August 1963 (voluntary) Resolution 182 (1963) of 4 December 1963 (voluntary) Resolution 418 (1977) of 4 November 1977 (mandatory) Resolution 558 (1984) of 13 December 1984 (voluntary) Appendix 3. SOUTH AFRICA'S MAJOR WEAPONS INDUSTRY: THE DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN MILITARY TECHNOLOGY Appendix 4. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Books special reports South African official reports Yearbooks UN documents