https://web.archive.org/web/20260506011916/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/the-man-who-blew-up-a-nuclear-power-station-koeberg-south-africa

Read this article today and was amazed. A former fencing champion named Rodney Wilkinson joined up with the ANC. Rodney had been working at the plant which was under construction. A black draftsman he worked with looked the other way when he took the plans for the plant to copy. He was trained by the ANC in espionage tradecraft, and was given 4 limpet mines to place around the reactors. Since the plant was under construction, there was no nuclear material on site. To minimize the risk of casualties, the operation would occur on the weekend. Rodney was successful and escaped and was able to return to South Africa after the fall of Apartheid.

Really incredible story!

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[–] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

fellow bisexual newsletter subscriber!!

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    It's really sad to me how low effort screenshots of tweets get upvoted to heaven on Lemmy, and amazing quality journalism like this only occasionally make it into my feed.

    Thanks for posting.

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    [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    The long read didn't disappoint.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Fantastic article. It reminded me that fighting for what's right doesn't need to be peaceful, futile, or suicidal.

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    [–] 13 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    What a fabulous story! Not sure it falls under 'World News' though.

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