Economic Sanctions
In 1980, the US refused to sell grain to the Soviet Union if the Soviet
Union did not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. The Soviet Union
paid a higher price to buy grain from Argentina and did not withdraw
In 1983, Australia refused to sell uranium to France, unless France ceased
nuclear testing in the South Pacific. France paid a higher price to buy
uranium from South Africa and continued nuclear testing.
In 1983, South Africa threatened to block the imports of goods into Lesotho
(a small country completely surrounded by South Africa) if Lesotho did not
expel 22 members of the African National Congress. Within two weeks,
Lesotho expelled the ANC members.