“Hotline“ – a direct link between the Kremlin and the White Housewent into operation to reduce the chances of an accidental war (1963) – thus the word ‘hotline’ was first termed. For more information visit :
http://www.answers.com/topic/monday-august-30-2010-from-today-s-highlights-archive#ixzz1WSQCONfx or Wikipedia “Moscow–Washington hotline”
