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International Incident Avoided, Thanks to Intelligence

SUMMARY

Israel was concerned that a North Korean ship was carrying missile-related cargo for Syria or Iran. The U.S. arranged for Egyptians to inspect the cargo and convinced Israel that the ship wasn’t worth boarding, averting a “politically sensitive incident.”

DOCUMENT’S DATE

May 30, 2006

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

Aug 15, 2018

TAGS

Israel, North Korea