Israel–South Africa Agreement
The Israel–South Africa Agreement (ISSA) was a secret defense co-operation agreement signed in 1975 between Israel and the government of South Africa.[1] The agreement outlined the two nations’ cooperation on nuclear issues. It was signed by South African Prime Minister P.W. Botha and Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres.[2]
The agreement covered many different areas of defense co-operation at a time when both countries were unable to source weapons and defense technology freely on the international market, primarily because of arms embargoes in place at the time,[3] in South Africa's case due to apartheid.[1] A spokesperson for Peres denied the documents, asserting that there were "never any negotiations" between the two regimes.[4]
See also
- Israel–South Africa relations
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 418
- South Africa and weapons of mass destruction
Footnotes
- ^ a b Polakow-Suransky 2010.
- ^ Carnegie Corporation of New York (April 3, 1975). "Israel-South Africa Agreement (ISSA)". Wilson Center.
- ^ National Security Archive 1981.
- ^ McGreal, Chris (2010-05-24). "Revealed: how Israel offered to sell South Africa nuclear weapons". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
References
- Polakow-Suransky, Sasha (2010). The Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa. Jacana Media. ISBN 978-1-77009-840-4.
- "Africa Review" (PDF). National Security Archive. 1981-06-08. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
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