1982 Koeberg Event
On the 70th anniversary of the formation of the ANC, on 8 January 1982, Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the ANC attacked Koeberg nuclear power plant, by firing SA-7 missiles into the enclosure. It was actually limpet mines, but the Koeberg alert people know better. SA-7 is a surface to air missile. Koeberg Alert claimed not to support violence or the use of force in any of its campaigns.
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