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I don't think Pavlovian response is the right word. More like deja vu, considering the Russians did this once before (Korean Air 007).
by krschultz 12y ago
I don't think Pavlovian response is the right word. More like deja vu, considering the Russians did this once before (Korean Air 007).
- hga 12y agoAnd Korean Air 902 in 1978 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_902 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_902). You might also count a 1955 shoot down by the People's Republic of Bulgaria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al_Flight_402 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al_Flight_402), and one shot down in 1940 during a period of nominal peace between Finland and the Soviet Union, but probably related to the latter's occupation of Estonia two days later (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleva_(airplane) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaleva_(airplane) ).
- vl 12y agoMany countries did it before, including Ukraine: "However, Ukrainian officials later admitted that it was indeed their military that shot down the airliner." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia_Airlines_Flight_1812 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia_Airlines_Flight_1812