The 50Th Anniversary Of The Washington-Moscow Hotline

(Updated: September 16, 2013)

This Friday, August 30, it's precisely fifty years agone that a straight communication link betwixt the U.S. in addition to Russian Federation became operational. This Washington-Moscow Hotline is 1 of the most famous laissez passer on degree communications systems inwards modern history.

Many people intend the Washington-Moscow Hotline uses reddish telephone sets, but that's a myth. The Hotline never was a cry problem equally it started alongside teletype terminals, after replaced yesteryear facsimile equipment. Since 2008 the Hotline uses secure e-mail, equally tin hold upward seen inwards this most recent moving painting of the Hotline end inwards the Pentagon:

The Washington-Moscow Hotline end room at the Pentagon, 2013
Presidential communicator Navy Chief Petty Officer John E. Kelley (seated) and
senior presidential translator Lt. Col. Charles Cox human the hotline terminal
(photo: www.army.mil)

For the amount history in addition to to a greater extent than unique historical pictures of the Hotline, meet our updated floor from end year: The Washington-Moscow Hotline


H5N1 pocket-sized final result to celebrate the 50th anniversary volition hold upward held this Thursday, August 29, at Fort Detrick inwards Maryland, where the satellite the world station of the American halt of the Hotline is situated. The final result includes equally invitee speakers: the sometime American ambassador, Jack Foust Matlock, Jr. in addition to a boy of the sometime Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Dr. Sergei Khrushchev.

An just edible, satellite dish-shaped cake
to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Hotline
(photo: USAG VI)

There seems to hold upward no commemoration involving the American in addition to Russian presidents. Maybe this is due to the fact that the human relationship betwixt both countries has troubled after Edward Snowden, who leaked many laissez passer on hugger-mugger documents from the NSA, was granted asylum inwards Russian Federation recently.


Links
Some articles nearly the 50th anniversary of the Hotline:
- Detrick.army.mil: World Leader Hotline At Fort Detrick Celebrates fifty Years
- Army.mil: Hotline, straight off fifty years old, continues to promote dialog alongside Russians
- FoxNews.com: "Горячая линия" связи между Москвой и Вашингтоном отметила полувековой юбилей
- Redstar.ru: На связи – Белый дом