Korean Air Lines flight 007: Facts & Related Content
Facts
| Also Known As | KAL 007 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 1, 1983 |
| Location | Sea of Japan • Russia • Sakhalin Island |
| Context | Cold War |
Did You Know?
- While warning shots were fired, the Soviet pilot did not attempt to contact the aircraft through radio.
- The plane was not destroyed in the air, but crashed into the sea.
- The USSR refused to reveal whether it had found the plane's wreckage, including any survivors or bodies.
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Truman Doctrine
March 12, 1947
Marshall Plan
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Warsaw Pact
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U-2 Incident
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Bay of Pigs invasion
April 17, 1961
Berlin crisis of 1961
August 1961
Cuban missile crisis
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Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
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Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
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Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions
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Korean Air Lines flight 007
September 1, 1983
Reykjavík summit of 1986
October 11, 1986 - October 12, 1986
collapse of the Soviet Union
August 18, 1991 - December 31, 1991
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Ronald Reagan
president of United States
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