4. Reaction of theSovietUnionTheSoviets were tight-lipped about the affair for two days. Their only response was through the Tass news agency, in which it was stated that the plane was on a spying mission and was shot down after crossing over their territory. Then from the Kremlin came the order: theSoviets officially declared that KAL 007 was on a spy mission, and as a spy plane it was d
1)To reinforce the impact of world reaction by emphasizing the human and multinational dimensions
2) To inform peoples without ready access to commercial media via VOA
3) To stimulate continuing international attention to the issues raised by the tragedy which concern all nations
USIA & VOA
incriminating theSovietUnion for its heartless, raised huge doubts about the place of
Structure of international politics during the Cold War bipolar system of the United States and theSovietUnion as an axis. The same mechanics smile narrowly defined as hostile relationship the other hand, China has opened up a variety of possibilities to the third country. Flexible balanced bipolar system, the US-China relationship as defined. During the Cold War, the US-China actually has been
Soviet employees had a well-earned reputation for being dour and unmotivated.
Young university graduates viewed this as a chance to work for a foreign company.
training center and university.
Used theSoviet cafés as a benchmark(a café meal cost about 3 rubles)
Labor costs were significantly lower in theSovietUnion than in other countries
→ These prices still yield
Carried out an invasion
→ International condemnation
Economic & Military burden
2. Ne0-Cold War against US
- Ronald Reagan’s Election as President(1981)
: Hard-Line Policy for SovietUnion
- SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative, 1983)
- The Reagan Doctrine(1985) : Anti-Communist Country Support