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The Cape maintains a policy of denial, officially denying the nation has "the capability or will to use nuclear weapons", although it has never denied its capability to manufacture them. The Cape has also refused to sign any [[League of Nations]] or international controls on nuclear weapons and development, citing it as "opposed to national survival". | The Cape maintains a policy of denial, officially denying the nation has "the capability or will to use nuclear weapons", although it has never denied its capability to manufacture them. The Cape has also refused to sign any [[League of Nations]] or international controls on nuclear weapons and development, citing it as "opposed to national survival". | ||
It is believed that the Cape first began investigations into nuclear weapons during the final days of the [[National Reclamation Government]] and the [[Great War]]. These investigations ground to a halt following the country's transition back to democracy in 1951, although they regained pace throughout the 1970s to counter the [[Austral Democratic People's Republic]]. It is rumoured that the Cape took part in [[Nordskan Sea Flashes|nuclear tests in the Nordskan Sea]] in 1983 alongside [[ | It is believed that the Cape first began investigations into nuclear weapons during the final days of the [[National Reclamation Government]] and the [[Great War]]. These investigations ground to a halt following the country's transition back to democracy in 1951, although they regained pace throughout the 1970s to counter the [[Austral Democratic People's Republic]]. It is rumoured that the Cape took part in [[Nordskan Sea Flashes|nuclear tests in the Nordskan Sea]] in 1983 alongside [[Faneria]] and [[Corumm]]. |
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