Israeli officials reacted calmly to two Soviet-related arms events: Soviet threats regarding Israel’s reported testing of intermediate-range ballistic missiles that could be fitted with nuclear weapons; and the receipt by Syria of a shipment of sophisticated MIG-29 jets.
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