Brazil and Argentina

[Mohoender]

A few ideas for the new year.

Brazil

Brazil had been returned to democracy in 1985 but discontent with the civilian government and the development of the Twilight War had opened the way to military rule again.

Consequently, the nuclear program (ran by the navy) was not abandonned and Brazil conducted its first nuclear trial just before the war. When, the nukes started to fall elsewhere in the world, Brazilia already had a few low-yield nuclear weapon that could be delivered by Mirage III.

In addition, the missile program that had led to the first flight of the Sondar IV missile in 1989, had been accelerated and by 1998, it had developped into the Sondar V missile. A vector capable of delivering a small nuclear charge to 2000km. The chaos that existed at the time does not unable us to get precise figures of Brazil capability but the small exchange of 1998 proved that it was real.

Argentina

Unlike Brazil, Argentina remained a democracy as the distrust toward the military was more deeply rooted among the population (a legacy from the flakland war of 1982). However, after Buenos Aeres proposal to create a common nulcear control agency was rejected by Brazil the government of Argentina revived its nuclear program.

The condor 2 missile was made a reality and by 1998, it had already developped into the condor 3 (range of 1500km).

On the other hand, Argentina was not as advanced as Brazil in the development of nuclear waepon. Nevertheless it turned to South Afirca and Israel for technical help and was able to modify part of its civilian nuclear program in order to produce its first nukes.

The Israelians also helped in the modification of a few IAI Nesher and Dassault Super Etendard.


Just some rapid thoughts.