Washington–Moscow Direct Communications Link
Sean Donelan
sean at donelan.com
Sun Mar 6 00:35:07 UTC 2022
Since 2008, the Washington-Moscow Direct Communications Link (also
known as "The Washington-Moscow Hotline") uses redundant circuits of two
satellite links and a fiber-optic cable. They use commercial facilities
for at least part of the circuits.
Past accidents have interrupted previous hotline circuits. A Danish
bulldozer operator once cut the line near Copenhagen. A Finnish farmer
once plowed it up. A fire in a Baltimore Maryland manhole took it out of
service temporarily. Yep, even the hotline experienced cable cuts.
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