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Project Coast was a 1980s top-secret chemical and biological weapons (CBW) program instituted by the apartheid-era government of South Africa. Project Coast was the successor to a limited postwar CBW program, which mainly produced the lethal agents CX powder and mustard gas , as well as non-lethal tear gas for riot control purposes. [ 1 ]
Roodeplaat Research Laboratories (RRL) (Afrikaans: Roodeplaat Navorsings Laboratoriums) was a front company established in 1983 by the South African Defence Force to research, test and produce biological weapons within a covert operation known as Project Coast.
Wouter Basson (born 6 July 1950) is a South African cardiologist and former head of the country's secret chemical and biological warfare project, Project Coast, during the apartheid era. [1] Nicknamed "Dr. Death" by the press for his alleged actions in apartheid South Africa, Basson was acquitted in 2002 of 67 charges, after having been ...
A big project can upend the lives of tens of thousands of people. Since 2004, World Bank estimates indicate that at least a dozen bank-supported projects physically or economically displaced more than 50,000 people each. Studies show that forced relocations can rip apart kinship networks and increase risks of illness and disease.
On the defensive side, Project Coast oversaw research into the development of agents to protect troops in battle and VIPs [48] against chemical or biological attack. [51] The project was also tasked with developing CS and CR gas agents for crowd control, [52] developing defensive training programs for troops and developing protective clothing. [49]
“After the Narmada project, it became clear that giving affected people a voice was critical,” E. Patrick Coady, a former U.S. executive director for the World Bank, later said. Ultra Mega In 2005, the government of India unveiled a bold scheme to bring its poorest citizens into the 21st century.
The Inner Truth Project was founded in 2012 by Chicago native Mindi Fetterman, who recognized a shortage of services on the Treasure Coast for survivors such as herself. The organization has one ...
Aware of their connections to Project Coast, Brian infiltrates the headquarters of the DPS, a private militia headed by Frank De Beer; Brian finds one of the vehicles is the same one found at Muizenberg Beach the day of Dan's death, confirming their involvement with Opperman. Later, Ali's mother Josephine is murdered in her home by Cat.