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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Aim of the thesis 3

Assessment of sources 5

Review of Literature 8

CHAPTER 2: THE BACKGROUND TO AND CONTEXT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CBW

PROGRAMME

Chemical weapons in South African prior to Project Coast 20

South Africa and the Region 28

The Rhodesian CBW experience 34

The assimilation model analysis of the motivation for Project Coast 42

The Botha Regime and Total Strategy 47

CHAPTER 3: PROJECT COAST

Overview of Project Coast: Motivations and Intentions 58

The initiation of Project Coast and the Role of Wouter Basson 64

Assessing the Threat 68

Structure and Management of Project Coast 76

The Phases of Project Coast’s Development 94

CHAPTER 4: THE OPERATION OF PROJECT COAST

Introduction 100

Getting Down to Business 102

Chemical and Biological Agents for Covert Use 136

Scaling-up and Closing Down 148

The Nature and Effect of Secrecy at RRL and Delta G Scientific 153

The Private Companies 158

The Cost of Project Coast 170

The Relationship between the CBW Programme and the Police and Operational Units of the Military

172

CHAPTER 5: INTERNATIONAL LINKS 185

Initial Information Gathering 189

The Mid-1980s: Building the International Web of Deceit 192

Larry Ford 193

The Croatian Deal: Out Running the CWC 197

Germany and Israel 202

Libya and the International “CBW Mafia” 204

Breaking the Silence: US and UK Concerns Come to the Fore 205

Coming Clean? South Africa’s Response to its BTWC Obligations 213

CHAPTER 6: THE FINAL YEARS (1989 – 1993)

Project Coast and Political Change 218

Closing Down 237

Allegations of Fraud 251

Proliferation Threats 262

CHAPTER 7: BASSON’S ARREST AND THE TRC HEARING 269

The Criminal Trial of Wouter Basson 276

CHAPTER 8: LESSONS FOR DISARMAMENT 288

APPENDIX 1: TRC FINDINGS ON THE CBW PROGRAMME 299

BIBLIOGRAPHY 302