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2026-07-22 15:55 UTC
@azonenberg@ioc.exchange @petrillic@hachyderm.io IIRC South Africa had them or was very close to it (in colaboration with Israel ofc) and de-armed themselves
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@azonenberg@ioc.exchange 2026-07-22 15:58
@ignaloidas@not.acu.lt @petrillic@hachyderm.io Yes, Vela was plausibly a south africa / israeli joint test. But we don't know if they ever got a fully working system and geopolitically they aren't in anywhere near the same situation as Israel surrounded by countries they are constantly getting in wars with for one reason or other. So if they never deployed the capability at scale and don't have a major strategic need for a nuclear deterrent it makes sense they'd probably have quietly killed the program to cut costs.