Deputy Defense Minister Shimon Peres warned here this weekend that Israel would not be surprised if Egypt demonstrates a public launching of missiles.
Mr. Peres said that although “we don’t yet know whether Egypt already has operational missiles” it is known that she has been very busy in this field for several years. It made no difference whether it was Egyptian or foreign experts and scientists who developed the missiles, he stressed.
At the same time, he noted that Egypt, Syria and Iraq continue getting an inflow of large quantities of the best quality weapons and it was, therefore, up to Israel to equip its Army with the best known planes and tanks that could meet the Egyptian challenge.
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