Diplomatic sources here asserted today that the Soviet Union had supplied Egypt with a new type of ground-to-ground missiles to strengthen the Arab position against Israel.
According to the reports here, Russia has given Egypt Luna-I type missiles, a medium range weapon. The Soviet Union gave Egypt ground-to-ground missiles before the June war and some of these were captured on their launching pads in the Sinai Peninsula during the Six-Day War. Those weapons were described as of lesser range and not as powerful as the Luna-I type.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
