lactual and concise as possible on the basis of available information. iiowe-/er, h; ca '<e o' ,ap.s in tre avai labilil,v o" rer iab-l.: ;n{^ '-4+j^h '-h- ^f +q- Specific u! f,a}rr assessrents are subject to an elencnt of uncertainty. a, De-inni'.- '-ill rre levelolnent of its ular.iurn mii,inc and extraction indrstry, South Africars nuc]-ear energy activities have advariced steadily since the Second ',l'orld Lrrar , On its own, South Africa is one of the largast uranium producers in bhe rrorfo a:rc until rcccnt-I.l it has lroC'rced ar,proxincte"y 16 1er cent of the uranirul produced by thc narket cconorny countllies. By its j.llegal occupation of i:.larlibi.a and the resultant controf of -r.lalnibian uraniurn l:esouTces South Afri.ca has been able to increase its share of the internaticnal uraniun mal:ket ' Such an enhanced marhet share nay inply greater potential international leverage. South Aflica is no,,/ devc-IopinJ its civilian nuclear ootrer ca:acity (i"e', the -{oe.ere .."p- rpn1) Lrhir.h l.pn h6 -6ai ir'fha Ii-r-r ^. co-rth I.rica's over-a1-L enclfy situation. Increased indepenoence in the energy field -,rould rnake South Africa less sersitiv.. to l.ressure in that area f].on- the vorld coir:Lunity's action in r:esponse to the country's policies. 86, rL va,:r"ious st..ge: .- the eur-Ly devetofme:lt of its uran-ir,n ruining indusLry, 1-.1-e 1-rr.irrr - nf ^.:rc.lnn.rl rrr .f Fa c-r,+ .,- -. |^Sic nuc_Lear reSeaXCh activitie:. and the construction of nuclear reactoxs - South ltfrica's progress and increasing sclhisticaticn in the nuclear field has been he1led by co-operation with several countries , corporaiions and institutions. 87. There is no doubt that South Africa has the technical calability to make nuc] ear wcafons and Lhe necessary mean: of delivcry. co:-lbh l!frica has vast uraniun resorlrces of its olrn. It has an 'insafeguarded enrichnent facility carable of producin; r,rea^on-grade uranirr"n ena it is buil Jinq anctl-er enrichment