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Moscow calling? Cold War Legend ‘Red Phone’ US-Russia Hotline Line is Officially Busy

The hotline has become a critical tool for both nations to communicate and prevent any catastrophic event.

India CSR by India CSR
April 16, 2023
in Around the World, USA
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The red phone is not just a Cold War legend; it is a critical communication channel between the US and Russia.

The red phone is not just a Cold War legend; it is a critical communication channel between the US and Russia.

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With Russian President Vladimir Putin openly threatening to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine, where his conventional army is struggling to consolidate a seven-month-old invasion, US officials say secret channels are a critical tool in retaliation.


WASHINGTON: The secure Washington-Moscow communication line known as the ‘red phone’ has been in the news recently due to the escalating tensions between the US and Russia. The two nations have been communicating frequently at the senior levels through secret channels in the past few months. A hotline is a key tool for both nations to prevent accidental nuclear war and avoid misunderstandings. In this article, we will explore the history of the red phone and the current state of the hotline.

The History of the Red Phone: From telegraph machines to modern communication channels

The concept of an emergency hotline between the White House and the Kremlin was first introduced in 1963 after the Cuban Missile Crisis. However, the first device was not a red telephone, as popularly believed, but a clunky telegraph machine that relied on cables snaking across the Atlantic and Europe. Washington sent the first message on August 30, 1963, using a phrase that has long been a favorite test for typists, since it uses every letter in the alphabet. The reply from the Russians was reportedly “completely unintelligible,” and modifications had to be made.

The Red Phone in the Modern Era: How Does it Look Like?

The modern incarnation of the red phone remains a mystery. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed that the hotline has been busy and messaging at senior levels has happened frequently over the past few months. However, he declined to comment on the specifics of the communication channel’s current form. Sullivan stressed that the US does not want to reveal the exact nature of the channels to protect them and maintain the ability to reach Russia.

The Red Phone and the Current US-Russia Relations

The current state of the hotline assumes immense importance in the context of the escalating tensions between the US and Russia. President Putin has openly brandished the possibility of using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, where his conventional army has been struggling to consolidate a seven-month-old invasion. US officials have been pushing back using secret channels to avoid misunderstandings and accidental nuclear war. The hotline has become a critical tool for both nations to communicate and prevent any catastrophic event.

“The answer to your question is yes,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told NBC on Sunday when asked if the hotline was busy. Messaging at “senior levels,” he said in the interview, has “happened frequently over the course of the past few months. That has happened even in just the last few days.”

What Sullivan wouldn’t comment on is quite what the modern incarnation of the famous red phone idea looks like. “We have not wanted to indicate exactly what those channels look like because we want to be able to protect them so that we have the continuing ability to reach Russia,” he said.

The reply from the Russians reported by The New York Times when it happened, was “completely unintelligible” and modifications had to be made.

Conclusion

The red phone is not just a Cold War legend; it is a critical communication channel between the US and Russia. The hotline has played a crucial role in preventing misunderstandings and avoiding accidental nuclear war. The current state of the hotline remains shrouded in mystery, but US officials have confirmed that messaging at senior levels has happened frequently over the past few months. The hotline’s importance has only increased in the context of the escalating tensions between the two nations, and its smooth functioning assumes immense significance.

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