It is going to go to ground force. air force. spare parts. stockpiling of weapons. ammunition. civil defense measures. There were enormous costs associated with civil defense preparedness. including the distribution of 4 million gas masks to citizens of Israel. Further. the Israeli economy suffered substantial losses at a time when the burden of coping with huge numbers of Soviet refugees is already causing severe problems. The simple fact is that the defense budget of our closest ally has been stretched to the limit in seeking to cope with the costs of the Parsian Gulf war. and to defend against the ongoing threat from Arab States. which continue to reject Israels right to exist. Other frontline nations. including Turkey.
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