‘Last secret’ of the 1967 War

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Egyptian transport burning 5 June 1967 (cr: David Rubinger/Government Press Office)

Published: 3 June 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

‘Last secret’ of 1967 War: Israel’s doomsday plan for nuclear display – William J. Broad & David E. Sanger – The New York Times 03.06.17

One the eve of the Six Day War, surrounded by enemies, Israel reportedly developed a ‘doomsday’ plan to detonate an atomic bomb on a mountain top in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula as a warning to the Arabs.

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