Well illustrated military history of the South African Air Force packed with technical information on aircraft and air formations from 1913 to 2004. 110pp, UK . GALAGO BOOKS.

Institute for Security Studies monograph number 127. Notes, 54pp, SOUTH AFRICA. INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

Offers an in-depth view of the secret development and voluntary disarmament of South Africa's nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons program, Project Coast. Explores 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. Index, bib, notes, 322pp, USA. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Explains how South Africa's uranium, a waste product of its gold mines, gave it entry into the exclusive international nuclear club. Argues that the apartheid government turned to weapons of mass destruction when it started losing its grip on the country and the sub-continent in the ‘seventies and ‘eighties and that current plans for the revival of the industry are nothing more than an expensive experiment with taxpayers' money because the nuclear industry worldwide has not been able to solve its basic problems: excessive costs, threats to human health and safety and long-term environmental contamination. An illustrated explanation of basic nuclear concepts and the nuclear fuel chain makes the history and arguments easy to follow. Bib, b/w photos, 126pp, SOUTH AFRICA. JACANA MEDIA.