It was on this date that the "Hot Line" between the Soviet Union and the United States became operative:
August 30, 1962
November 22, 1963
October 22, 1962
June 20, 1963
August 30, 1963
August 30, 1963.
It was on August 30, 1963, that the "Hot Line? between the Soviet Union and the United States became operative. The Hot Line, a rapid communication line directly linking Moscow and Washington to avoid miscalculations during an emergency, became operative on August 30, 1963. The agreement to establish the Hot Line was made June 20, 1963, in Geneva. It came about because of the Cuban missile crises, which began on October 22, 1962. The Hot Line was not used until the Six-Day War of 1967.
