Editing Hotline (section)

=== Russia–United States ===
[[File:Hotline sign in finland.jpg|thumb|upright|In [[Finland]] there are still several signs marking the location of the [[Moscow–Washington hotline]] cable. This one is in [[Forssa]]. The text reads "Post and telegraph department".]]
The most famous hotline between states is the [[Moscow–Washington hotline]], also known as the "red telephone", although telephones have never been used in this capacity. This direct communications link was established on June 20, 1963, in the wake of the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], which convinced both sides of the need for better communications.<ref>{{cite web |author1=U.S. State Department |title=Hot Line Agreement (1963) |url=https://www.atomicarchive.com/resources/treaties/hot-line.html |publisher=Atomic Archive |access-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830092829/https://www.atomicarchive.com/resources/treaties/hot-line.html |archive-date=August 30, 2022}}</ref> It was used for the first time by U.S. President [[John F. Kennedy]] on August 30, 1963<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Day in History - August 30, 1963: Hotline established between Washington and Moscow |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hotline-established-between-washington-and-moscow |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=HISTORY |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520160045/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hotline-established-between-washington-and-moscow|archive-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref> and utilized teletypewriter technology, later replaced by telecopier and then by electronic mail.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}