National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, President Jimmy Carter, and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance meeting at the White House on 14 August 1977, as the South African nuclear crisis was unfolding. (Photo from Jimmy Carter Presidential Library)
Soviets Urged Western Allies to Prevent Emergence of New Nuclear Power
U.S. Intelligence Uncovered Weapons-Related “Criticality Experiments” at South African Nuclear Facility
Carter Administration Coordinated Diplomatic Opposition to Pretoria’s Nuclear Plans
Brzezinski Said Dismantlement of Kalahari Test Site Was “Too Much to Ask”