
Sujet
American terminus of the Washington-Moscow Direct Communications Link
Légende
A view of computer stations, printers and facsimile machines that are part of American terminus of the Washington-Moscow Direct Communications Link. Clocks on the wall give Moscow, Greenwich Mean (Zulu) and local times; a regular facsimile machine test schedule is at right. The link was established by the US and Soviet governments in 1963 to ensure open lines of communication during potential crisis situations and reduce the risk of accidental war.
Date
24 mai 1988
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Notre référence
UMG22A39_136
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
15,2Mo (3,9Mo) / 24,1cm x 15,8cm / 2850 x 1866 (300dpi)