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The Man Who Built A Gun To Shoot Space

Behind the Bastards

CHAPTER

South Africa's Anti-Communists, a Very Illegal Weapon

In 19 77, the south african government's arms division buys a 20 % stake in the space research corporation. Soon, south africa was marketing their gun as the g five, a product of their home grown arms industry and absolutely not a violation of international law. In 19 80, the story about his little cannon caper goes public. Despite a us Trade embargo, the customs service began probing s r c bulle enlisted troudeau, an american general who had once headed army intelligence to take his case to the highest levels of the carter administration. The house sub committee on africa subsequently discovers the states o m c had been told of the bull south africa scheme three

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