The [[South African Defense Force]] (SADF) was the military of [[South Africa]]. It entered into a military cooperation agreement with the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF) known as [[SIMWA]] (SADF-IDF Mutual Wartime Agreement).[^1] Under [[SIMWA]], if either country faced a shortage of matériel during war or military operations, the other country would provide supplies from its own stockpiles. The [[South African Defense Force|SADF]] also agreed to invest in [[Israel|Israel's]] nuclear program and provide testing grounds in the [[Indian Ocean]] for [[Israel|Israeli]] nuclear tests.[^1] ### Footnotes [^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")