TIL about the Vela incident, an unidentified double flash occurring in the south Atlantic on September 22, 1979. It is believed to be a secret nuclear test carried out by South Africa and Israel.

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[–]soyboy77 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Fun Fact: South Africa is the only country to develop, then renounce, nuclear weapons.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-south-africa-built-nuclear-weapons-and-then-gave-them-89111

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The whites disabled the weapons after they realized that apartied was going to fall.