Friday, May 18, 2007

40th Anniversary of the Six Day War

As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Six Day War on June 5, it is pretty much accepted that the war represented Israel's "Finest Hour" from a military standpoint. Well, here is an article which makes the fascinating claim that the Soviet Union actually provoked the war with the ultimate and unstated goal of destroying the nascent Israeli nuclear facility at Dimona: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708610161&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter. Thanks to Little Green Footballs for this fascinating bit of historical insight.

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