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TAT-1
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TAT-1 was the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system. It was laid between Kerrera, Oban, Scotland, and Clarenville, Newfoundland. Two cables were laid between 1955 and 1956 with one cabl
Routes under study in early 1956
Routes under study in early 1956
A section of TAT 1 cable with the layers successively stripped back
A section of TAT 1 cable with the layers successively stripped back
IEEE Milestone plaque for the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system
IEEE Milestone plaque for the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system
Moscow–Washington hotline
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The Moscow–Washington hotline is a system that allows direct communication between the leaders of the United States and the Russian Federation. This hotline was established in 1963 and links the Penta
TAT-1
…TAT-1 cable in June 1960 and effectively increased the cable's capacity from 37 (out of 51 available channels) to 72 speech circuits. TAT-1 carried the Moscow–Washington hotline between the American and Soviet heads of state, although using a teleprinter rather than voice calls as written communications were regarded as less…
ITT Intelex Teletype L015, as displayed in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
ITT Intelex Teletype L015, as displayed in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
An East German T63-SU12 teleprinter from the hotline, as displayed in the National Cryptologic Museum of the NSA. The black box behind the teleprinter
An East German T63-SU12 teleprinter from the hotline, as displayed in the National Cryptologic Museum of the NSA. The black box behind the teleprinter is an ETCRRM II encryption machine.
In Finland there are still several signs marking the cable's location. This one is in Forssa. The text reads "Post and telegraph department". The cabl
In Finland there are still several signs marking the cable's location. This one is in Forssa. The text reads "Post and telegraph department". The cable was also used for the ordinary national telephone service.
A non-dial "Red Phone" which is on display in the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum. This telephone is actually a prop, erroneously representing the hot
A non-dial "Red Phone" which is on display in the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum. This telephone is actually a prop, erroneously representing the hotline between Washington and Moscow.