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13 December 1962Fourteen years after its founding, the State of Israel still stands. Not by mere chance, but by the tenacity and valour of the Israeli people, who have defied and continue to defy the nations of the world that wish for their destruction.However, we cannot rest on the laurels of our past victories, lest we grow complacent and open a path for our enemies to harm us. To the west, Egypt is stirring and is receiving modern armaments from France. Meanwhile, the British have made an about-face and surrendered the Suez Canal, while the International Court of Justice has abrogated the Treaty of Port Said and the protections it established for Israel. Now, the Sinai and Gaza are once again occupied by Egypt, and it seems our second great victory over Egypt was all for naught. To the north, trouble brews in Lebanon and Syria, echoing the crisis of 1949. And to the east, Iraq grows bolder by the day in the face of the great powers.Furthermore, we know some of the cards our enemies have up their sleeves. With that in mind, measures must be taken to ensure our continued defence and security.Re-equipping the Israel Defense ForcesThe IDF is a highly skilled and motivated organization, and has fought victoriously against our enemies despite having mismatched and often outdated equipment. It was surplus supplies from Czechoslovakia and whatever else we could scrape together that kept us afloat at first, and later there came strategic injections of materiel from the Soviet Union and the United States which revitalized the IDF during the second confrontation with Egypt. Now however, the word "obsolete" is on the lips of every Israeli soldier. While we still rely on T-34s and F-86 Sabres, Algeria, Iraq, Morocco, and Egypt are receiving cutting edge tanks and aircraft from France and/or the Soviet Union. Israel needs to keep pace, and for the sake of its beleaguered logistics officers, it also needs standardization.To that end, a combination of Israeli financing, and loans, grants, and donations from [REDACTED] has allowed us to secure a generational modernization of the IDF, with the following equipment being acquired:Aircraft30 B-57 Canberra30 F-105 Thunderchief100 A-4 Skyhawk250 F-100 Super SabreAir Defence12 MIM-23 Hawk batteriesArtillery500 M114 HowitzerVehicles500 M48 Patton1000 M113Training our TroopsAs part of an increasingly close relationship with the United Kingdom, in the face of our common Egyptian foe, the British Army will be dispatching the 32nd Guard Brigade to Israel for a multi-month training mission. The British Army and the IDF will use this opportunity to strengthen the skills of their soldiers and exchange strategic and tactical know-how, with a particular emphasis on facing the Egyptians based on their common experience in the Suez War.Protecting our PeopleIn the face of the [REDACTED] threat from [REDACTED], civil defence in Israel will receive renewed attention. Our first priority will be the construction of a network of bunkers and air raid shelters throughout Israel, ranging from large and reinforced public shelters, to private family shelters in residences, which will be subsidized by the government. The initial priority locations for this program will be:JerusalemTel Aviv (and the surrounding area)HaifaBeershebaEilatAshdodNetanyaIt is estimated that this network will be completed by 1965.Supporting our Defence IndustryWith a defence industry that predates the state itself (starting with the manufacture of small arms and explosives back in the 1930s), and a concentration of some of the greatest minds in the world, Israel is well positioned to develop and produce weaponry for the IDF. With that in mind, our defence enterprises will be embarking on several projects.Small Arms Production, both Licenced and UnlicencedAs part of the rearmament of the IDF, Israel has secured production licences for both the G3 rifle and the MG 3 machine gun, which will replace a collection of obsolete weapons that hail from various countries and use different calibres.Meanwhile, Israeli industry will produce an unlicenced copy of the Browning Hi-Power to serve as the standard issue sidearm of the IDF. This locally produced copy will be known as the Kareen.Conversion of Obsolete VehiclesIsrael currently has a collection of several hundred T-34 tanks and Su-76 assault guns, which are leftovers from the time when we enjoyed a "friendship" of sorts with the Soviet Union. These vehicles are now relatively weak compared to what some of our enemies field, but they still have utility.The T-34s will be converted into heavy armoured personnel carriers, much in the style of the Canadian-made Kangaroo. In fact, the inspiration is so direct that the vehicles will be known as the Kinjjuru in Israeli service. The guns of the T-34s will be converted into towed anti-tank cannons, for use against light vehicles and fortifications. These guns will be known as the Tsari'a.The Su-76s will meet a similar fate, being converted and up-armored to serve as armoured personnel carriers. These will be known as the Walavi, in honour of the kangaroo's smaller cousin, which also illustrates the relationship between these two vehicles.Project JerichoIn light of the threat from [REDACTED], it is both obvious and urgent that we forge the means for retaliation. Thus, the Prime Minister has given the green light to Project Jericho, an initiative to develop an arsenal of ballistic missiles that can deter and strike our enemies when the need comes. Rather crucially, this program will receive vital theoretical and technical assistance from [REDACTED], and parts for the missiles will be provided by [REDACTED]. The desired specification of the missiles will be:Range: 1,000kmCEP (Accuracy): 500mWarhead: 500kgThe combination of Israeli ingenuity and theoretical understanding, [REDACTED] technical assistance, and [REDACTED] parts means that the program should be delivering functional missiles by 1965. The project will be disguised as a satellite launch vehicle for a space exploration program, in cooperation with [REDACTED].
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