Zuma's message that it is a Western plot to keep nuclear capability out of the hands of Africans is truly bizarre (at this stage Poplak abandons note-taking and starts drawing emojis). How can the West plot to prevent us from obtaining what we already have and have had for many years?
1. We already have a nuclear power plant in South Africa and it is run and maintained by ... (drum roll) ... South Africans (as it has been for many years).
2. There is a very large stockpile of highly enriched uranium locked away at the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Centre (this is an essential for any nuclear programme, for weapons or energy).
3. As for the bombs, I am sure there is a very interesting hidden story behind our nuclear disarmament, but what do you want nuclear weapons for Zuma? Want to do a North Korea to USA, some other country?
Is Zuma just as thick as two planks or just a pathological and manipulative liar, or both?