Project Coast: South Africa’s Top Secret Chemical and Biological Weapon

To protect the safety of the country and people of southwestern Africa, those who taste authority or control in the decision making knead sometimes are faced with making tough decisions. When it comes to South Africa, chairwoman P. W. Botha decided that to best protect the welfare of the citizens, a defensive step must be established that was secure and efficient. The idea of such measures brought on an evolution of a secret chemical and biological weapons program which became cognise as run into Coast. The personnel that knew of its existence hid the program from the world and utilize various measures to ensure that this program remained their little secret. However, no secret lays passive forever. The idea of S. Africa partaking in such measures shined a distasteful light on a country that was already divided and fighting amongst each itself. suffer Coast was against all the morals of what the United Nations had established and stood for peace and running(a) toget her unified. The S. African government knew this the pride and protection of their well-being outweighed what was right. South Africas choice to begin a Chemical and Biological Weapons design (CBW) was unsound but this was not the first time the country experimented with such lethal weapons. History reveals that during World War II, South Africa participated in the manufacturing of gai choi gas when the Smuts government assisted Great Britain (Gould & Folb, 2002). There were 2 manufacturing plants that produced the gas, but by 1945 production ended and the plants were closed. When these plants were closed the idea of enquiry still lingered on the minds of those who held office. Some years later, in 1960, a fraternity called Mechem was founded and headed by Dr. J. P. ... ...asson. Project Coast is a reason why in that respect are so many sanctions on chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. The innovation to study and research may be good, but the idea of it acquire in the w rong hands can be detrimental. ReferenceBale, J. Monterey Institue of worldwide Studies, (2006). South Africas Project Coast Death Squads, cover charge State-Sponsored poisonings, and the Dangers of CBW Proliferation (10.1080/1741916060623434). Retrieved from Taylor & Francis Group, LLC website http//www.miis.edu/media/view/18941/orgianal/balecoastarticle.pdf Buger, M., & Gould, C. (2002). Secrets and Lies Wouter Basson and South Africas Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme. Zebra Press.Folb, P., & Gould, C. (2002). Project Coast Apartheids Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme. United Nations Publication. Retrieved from www.unog.ch/bwc