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The Role of Professionals in the South African Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme

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This paper provides a short accountof the South African Defence Force's chemical and biologicalwarfare programme during apartheid, specifically during the period 1980 to 1994. It examines the circumstances ofrecruitment of the scientists and physiciansand their retention in the programme; detailsthe `scientific efforts' of the programme andits aberrations; and explores ethical issues inrelation to the involvement of scientists inthe programme.

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  1. PO Box 192, Hoekwil, 6538, South Africa

    Chandré Gould

  2. Department of Pharmacology, University of Cape Town, South Africa

    Peter Folb

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Gould, C., Folb, P. The Role of Professionals in the South African Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme. Minerva 40, 77–91 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015061614159

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