Arms acquisition and procurement in South Africa: The socio-history of arms deals with reference to attitudes, strengths and limitations in decision-making (1935-1994)

Abstract

In focussing on arms procurement this article will deal with the strengths and weaknesses of national decision-making behaviour around arms acquisition and procurement over the past seven decades. The ways in which these processes may have impacted on optimal or sub-optimal analysis in decision-making structures within procurement processes over the past decades are addressed. The article also addresses the legacy of past processes and its possible impact on future arms procurement in South Africa.