Korean Airline Flight 007 Crash puts USA on Edge
Introductory Paragraph Hours after the flight was delayed indefinitely, the South Korean minister’s announcement of the successful landing of Korean Airlines Flight 007 was met with a strong sense of resounding joy from people waiting for it. (Gorman 1659) Unfortunately, this statement was slowly unravelled, and after many waves of bad news, disappointments, and flawed conspiracies proved that the plane and its passengers had been shot down by the USSR. (Gorman 1659) What had taken place was that a plane filled with 269 people passengers had strayed over to Soviet air space, was tracked by a Soviet pilot, and was shot down after he had tracked the plane for over two hours, despite multiple …show more content…
Immediately after the crash, the world was still in shock over the cruelness of the event that had happened. Many different governments and media reacted in varying ways, such as the US blaming the USSR, and the Soviet Union softening up the crash. (Gorman 1659) Throughout the entire world, many countries and organizations were also enraged over the fact that a civilian plane, full of innocent people, was shot down by the USSR, and that they later pretended as if the hadn’t shot it down for five days, until the Soviet foreign minister confirmed that they had done it. (Hughes) The crash also caused Ronald Reagan to give a speech about the USSR and the crash, part of which included that the Soviet Union was “the greatest threat to the US and peace”. (Gorman 1659 ) In addition, people blaming nuclear disarmament for deteriorating US-USSR relations found themselves at a roadblock after this event occurred. (Gorman 1659) Though some people called for US blame in USSR intelligence operations, their claims were ignored, due to the strong anti communistic atmosphere at the time. (Gorman 1659) With all this, it can hardly be clearer that the US was justified, along with the Western World, in heavily criticizing and questioning the Soviet Union for the horrid act they committed, and how they tried to soften down their murderous act into a mere …show more content…
Throughout the time between the crash and the fall of the USSR, the shooting of the plane is still considered an act of evil and ignorance of the pilot’s part, along with his own country’s denial of his actions. All of the disproven theories meant to mislead media and the world was just one part of the sadness of the event, not to mention the pilot’s reactions to the plane in an interview with him, and his indifference of the wellbeing of its passengers. (Hughes) Despite reactions around the world, and accusations that quickly fell upon the Soviet Union, and the USSR’s continuous denial and excuses of the crash, we all should remember how this major event helped shaped personal opinions and media at that time, and how it is still an act to be looked down upon
Introductory Paragraph Hours after the flight was delayed indefinitely, the South Korean minister’s announcement of the successful landing of Korean Airlines Flight 007 was met with a strong sense of resounding joy from people waiting for it. (Gorman 1659) Unfortunately, this statement was slowly unravelled, and after many waves of bad news, disappointments, and flawed conspiracies proved that the plane and its passengers had been shot down by the USSR. (Gorman 1659) What had taken place was that a plane filled with 269 people passengers had strayed over to Soviet air space, was tracked by a Soviet pilot, and was shot down after he had tracked the plane for over two hours, despite multiple …show more content…
Immediately after the crash, the world was still in shock over the cruelness of the event that had happened. Many different governments and media reacted in varying ways, such as the US blaming the USSR, and the Soviet Union softening up the crash. (Gorman 1659) Throughout the entire world, many countries and organizations were also enraged over the fact that a civilian plane, full of innocent people, was shot down by the USSR, and that they later pretended as if the hadn’t shot it down for five days, until the Soviet foreign minister confirmed that they had done it. (Hughes) The crash also caused Ronald Reagan to give a speech about the USSR and the crash, part of which included that the Soviet Union was “the greatest threat to the US and peace”. (Gorman 1659 ) In addition, people blaming nuclear disarmament for deteriorating US-USSR relations found themselves at a roadblock after this event occurred. (Gorman 1659) Though some people called for US blame in USSR intelligence operations, their claims were ignored, due to the strong anti communistic atmosphere at the time. (Gorman 1659) With all this, it can hardly be clearer that the US was justified, along with the Western World, in heavily criticizing and questioning the Soviet Union for the horrid act they committed, and how they tried to soften down their murderous act into a mere …show more content…
Throughout the time between the crash and the fall of the USSR, the shooting of the plane is still considered an act of evil and ignorance of the pilot’s part, along with his own country’s denial of his actions. All of the disproven theories meant to mislead media and the world was just one part of the sadness of the event, not to mention the pilot’s reactions to the plane in an interview with him, and his indifference of the wellbeing of its passengers. (Hughes) Despite reactions around the world, and accusations that quickly fell upon the Soviet Union, and the USSR’s continuous denial and excuses of the crash, we all should remember how this major event helped shaped personal opinions and media at that time, and how it is still an act to be looked down upon