The republic is notably unstable, having a lackluster economy and has barely held to its oil exports since 1976 - only just enough to prevent the crushing of the economy and the populace from revolting. North Africa is frequented by occasional raids from Mali, Niger and Equatorial Africa, while the conflict between Sahrawi and Morocco has occasionally spilled across the western borders. The nation is an authoritarian regime headed by the aging President, Habib Borguiba, and its second in command, Defense Minister Moammar Gaddafi. Its military numbers more than 730,000 active troops, and is known to possess chemical weapons in significant quantities, responsible for the Timia, Niger Massacre of 1992. As well, they are alleged to possess low-yield nuclear weapons, likely to have been the rec