Nasser responds to the first deep penetration…

January 1970 CE

Nasser responds to the first deep penetration into Egypt by Israeli fighter-bombers in January 1970 by going to Moscow with a request for advanced surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and other military equipment.

After some wavering, the Kremlin commits itself to modernizing and retraining the Egyptian military.

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Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt View →

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Golda Meir View →

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or Soviet Union View → Israel View → United Arab Republic (U.A.R.; Arab Republic of Egypt) View →

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