The risks associated with nuclear weapons and their potential proliferation have been discussed and debated for more than five decades now. Countries such as Iran and North Korea have been sanctioned for their nuclear programs exceeding permissible limits of uranium enrichment and developing nuclear weapons. He announced to the world that his government was working on a top-secret project and had acquired nuclear weapons. South Africa after having destroyed the nuclear weapons built under the apartheid government began to champion disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation in the post-apartheid era. They were initially prevented from testing these weapons due to intense international pressure, according to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

Source: The North Africa Journal January 02, 2022 05:54 UTC