so our missiles brought it down." what is this all about, gentlemen? [man] hi. my name's robert reynolds from cable news network. -yes? -wondering if you would be having any type of statement, or... -not at the moment. -...anything to say about the korean airliner? nothing? expect one soon? [ken] so that drove people in the west, especially conservatives like me, to think, "boy, they are even worse than we thought they were." the incident raises the frightening thought that the finger on the soviet nuclear trigger could be as unstable as the individual who gave the order to shoot down the korean airliner. [narrator] it sparks protest and condemnation around the world. [crowd shouting] [susan] i mean, there was really significant fear that this was going to lead to something, you know, big. and extremely, extremely dangerous.