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'Dieter Gerhardt' was a Commodore in the South African Navy, and commander of the Simonstown naval base. He was convicted as a Soviet spy together with his wife Ruth. He was released in 1994 after the historic first democratic elections held in South Africa, and emigrated to Switzerland.
In February, 1994, he informed the ''Johannesburg City Press'' that the Vela Incident was the result of a joint Israeli-South African nuclear test, code-named ''Operation Phenix'' (sp); however, most reports on this incident, from a variety of sources, contradict this.
The wife of Dieter Gerhardt was released by the South African authorities before his release.

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★ Report on the 1979 Vela Incident

★ South Africa and the affordable bomb