Word: buildups
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TIME learned that the Israelis are convinced that a systematic military buildup -involving men and tanks as well as missiles-took place inside the "standstill zone" on the first two nights of the ceasefire. The evidence was recorded in a series of photographs, most of them taken during aerial reconnaissance missions early the mornings of Aug. 8 and 9. According to Israeli analysts, the photos clearly showed that SA-2 and SA3 missile batteries had been moved roughly halfway inside the 32-mile-wide Egyptian cease-fire zone toward areas near the towns of Kantara and Ismailia (see map opposite...
Withering Campaign. The Israelis are worried about an Egyptian-Soviet buildup across the canal for very specific military reasons. The firing range of the SAM missiles they claim were emplaced after the cease-fire began extends eastward over the canal, giving the Egyptians and their Soviet advisers theoretical control of the air over some Israeli-held territory. Without air cover, the Bar-Lev Line along the east bank of the Suez is vulnerable to amphibious attack from the Egyptian side. The Israelis still believe that they could knock out an Egyptian offensive, but they reckon on far higher casualties than...
Rogers decided to hold off the aircraft announcement. Even so, the tenor of his remarks was plain: if the Arabs fail to show a willingness for peace and the Soviet military buildup continues, the U.S. will supply more aircraft, though not perhaps as many as the 25 Phantoms and 100 Skyhawks that Israel wants...
Most observers in Cairo date the buildup from Gamal Abdel Nasser's secret three-day trip to the Soviet Union last January. At that time, Israeli aircraft were regularly making deep-penetration raids into Egyptian territory. Had the attacks continued, Nasser's political position could have been severely shaken, and this in turn could have jeopardized Moscow's massive investment in Egypt...
Alexandria to Aswan. The number of Russians in Egypt increased from 10,000 to 14,000 during the buildup. Of these, 4,000 are civilian technicians and their dependents: most of them serve as advisers on the huge Helwan steelworks just south of Cairo and the Aswan High Dam. which will be declared officially completed in ceremonies next month. The civilians live mainly in Cairo's Zamalek district in a community complete with its own school, social club and outdoor movie. Another 3,000 to 4,000 military advisers are assigned to the armed forces at every level...