Admission of 1979 Nuclear Test

Photograph: Vela satellites' optical and EMP sensors detected a South African nuclear test in 1979, but data were dismissed by the White House. A South African government official has confirmed that his nation detonated a nuclear weapon in the atmosphere in September, 1979, vindicating data from a...

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