On September 1, 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 en route on its second leg from Anchorage, Alaska to Seoul,…
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Diplomats by training, if not by disposition, are calm, level-headed types. They may be called on to deliver a harsh…
Diplomats by training, if not by disposition, are calm, level-headed types. They may be called on to deliver a harsh…
On September 1, 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 en route on its second leg from Anchorage, Alaska to Seoul,…
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On August 30, 1983, a Boeing 747, Korean Airlines 007 took off for Seoul from New York’s John F. Kennedy…
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