Role of moral foundations in the nuclear disarmament of South Africa

South Africa is the only country in world that successfully acquired a nuclear deterrent capability form of six devices and dismantled them completely. Extant explanations include strategic reasons, i.e.., its security conditions changed subsequent to removal Soviet threat after collapse 1989 an end superpower rivalry Africa; Africa’s increasing isolation on account apartheid; pressure from US, concerns about undeclared technology falling hands Black-led government. Whereas these factors potentially contributed eventual dismantlement, world-wide campaign led by domestic transnational movements sought make moral claims connecting cause anti-apartheid anti-nuclear likely played role. I apply Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) case explore role disarmament.