naftali: the soviets were very nervous and very afraid.e is a stasis, almost a paralysis at the top of the leadership. they were fearful that the reagan administration would take advantage of their weakness. as a result of this, the soviets are very reactive. if you were watching this broadcast last night, you probably went to sleep with the same impression we did -- there had been some kind of a hassle between soviet fighter jets and a korean air lines 747, and we led you to believe that the plane had landed safely on soviet territory. sadly, that was not true. shultz: at approximately 1600 hours, the aircraft strayed into soviet airspace. the korean aircraft was reported by the soviet pilot at 10,000 meters. at 1826 hours, the soviet pilot reported that he fired a missile, and the target was destroyed. they went on a peaceful trip. they weren't any spies or anything like that. i think the russians are gearing up for war and doing everything that they can to prepare for it. hoffman: it was not an intentional hostile act against korean air