Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Reagan Years (1981-1988) - Korean Airlines flight 007

The shooting down of Korean Airlines flight 007 by the Russian military, the escalating Soviet presence in Scandinavia, and questions over the ability of Uri Andropov to command.

Published on Friday, 9th September 1983.

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