While convincingly recounting the saga of clandestine nuclear collaboration between West Germany and South Africa (adding new documentation to the previous investigative reporting of Der Spiegel), the authors' allegation that the Federal Republic is using the South African link to acquire nuclear weaponry lacks a smoking gun. Added starters include extensive information on West German and South African nuclear links with other "pariah powers" - Israel, Iran and Brazil - as well as on U.S.-South African nuclear cooperation.