Bull was justifiably bitter toward the USA after being betrayed and jailed. He was working with the RSA military to develop new advanced field arty, with what he believed was “wink and nod” permission. This was the Cold War era, and even under apartheid sanctions, we did not want the communists taking over central africa.
He thought he had sanction to do the work. But he was backstabbed and jailed by State Dept weenies. So he was very pissed at the U.S. Govt.
That’s right! This rich genius did like a year in prison, right? Was this for his South Africa work...?!!
>:(
That is my read on it as well. I also believe that NASA was gunning for him because they thought that gun launched satellites were a threat to their rocket program.
The way Bull was treated was one of the most disgusting abuses of power that I found in my career. Bull was a certifiable genius. He used his genius to further the technological and military advancement of the United States, and was betrayed for that effort.
