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To: Don Carlos

Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the Cuban missile crisis prompted the “hot line” between the USA and USSR.

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The Cuban crisis was a main factor. Did you know that the hotline was a Telex 9teletype), not a phone?

59 posted on 05/20/2008 7:14:01 AM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get back down that hill?")

To: wtc911; Don Carlos

Teletype.

60 posted on 05/20/2008 7:14:50 AM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get back down that hill?")

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