October 6th, 1973 - Crisis in Israel

            Disaster struck Israel in October 6^th, 1973 as Syria and Egypt launched a joint attack on the nation during Yom Kippur, its holiest of days. Further tensions rose as the United States sided with Israel where as the Soviet Union toke a side with Syria and Egypt through supplying them with weapons daily. Despite the difficult relations at the time, Brezhnev stated that he wished to keep at peace between the United States and Israel. Nixon responded to Brezhnev stating, “If he was willing to get behind a serious peace effort, I would not consider that the Soviet airlift affected our personal relationship or deflected the course of détente.” The problems faced that month would be addressed during the next Détente summit.