I've heard the following chain of speculative explanations: -- Overreaction in Korean Air 007 1983's incident let to under-reaction in Mathias Rust's case, whi

I've heard the following chain of speculative explanations: -- Overreaction in Korean Air 007 1983's incident let to under-reaction in Mathias Rust's case, which led to overreaction again in the following case: http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/14/world/2-american-balloonists-die-when-shot-down-in-belarus.html http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/14/world/2-american-balloonis.... I am pretty sure the reality is much more complex though.