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@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ The [[South African Defense Force]] (SADF) was the military of [[South Africa]].
Under [[SIMWA]], if either country faced a shortage of matériel during war or military operations, the other country would provide supplies from its own stockpiles. The [[South African Defense Force|SADF]] also agreed to invest in [[Israel|Israel's]] nuclear program and provide testing grounds in the [[Indian Ocean]] for [[Israel|Israeli]] nuclear tests.[^1]
A memorandum dated March 21, 1975, from the Chief of the Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. R. F. Armstrong, to the Chief of the South African Defence Force, Admiral H. H. Biermann, concerned [[Jericho I|Israel's Jericho weapon system]]. It argued that a significant nuclear threat to South Africa had emerged and concluded: "the possession of such a system will greatly add to our ability to negotiate from a position of strength." The Department of Defence declassified the memorandum in September 2003.[^2]
### Footnotes
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. Sheridan Square Press, 1992 (TrineDay reprint, 2015).
[^2]: South African History Archive, "Declassified documents on apartheid South Africa-Israel talks on nuclear weapons," May 25, 2010, SAHA Collection AL2878, item A3.1.1. https://www.saha.org.za/news/2010/May/declassified_documents_on_apartheid_south_africa_israel_talks_on_nuclear_weapons.htm