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open hotlines to North Korea and Iran to serve the same function as the hotline to Moscow in the Cold War.

Created by R.S. on March 19, 2013

A hotline between Washington and Moscow during the height of the Cold War served to defuse tensions at several critical points and is needed now to avoid a war caused by misunderstandings with North Korea or Iran.

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