The Introduction lays out the topic of the book, explains what is at stake and makes the reader familiar with the South Africa’s general nuclear past and the global non-proliferation regime. It is done in such a way that also non-experts will find their way into the book. A brief overview of the academic literature produced on the topic follows. Lastly, the introduction will also make the reader acquainted with the remainder of the book as that will be sketched out briefly.