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Its stated that after having beat back the Syrian army from Israel, that Israel was forced to hault its advance into Syria in 1973 do to that the USSR threatened Israel with nuclear-attack.
Is it likely that if Israel had proceeded venture into Syria that the USSR would have attacked Israel? Or was it an empty threat? Because attacking Israel would have send the USSR into a WW3 scenario against the US?