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South Africa warns Rwanda of ‘declaration of war’ after assault in DRC (www.ft.com)

submitted 4 months ago by EMHIPresume@startrek.website to c/world@quokk.au

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South Africa has warned that further attacks against its peacekeeping forces by Rwandan-backed rebels would be a “declaration of war”, as regional tensions spiralled following a major new offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Maybe. They previously had nuclear weapons, and while they dismantled them, they still have a lot of the material. In a full scale war, they might withdraw from the nuclear weapons treaties.

[–] hardsurface@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 4 months ago

The South Africa that had nuclear weapons back then is not the same one that's in Rwanda.