TAT-1 carried the Moscow-Washington hotline between the American and Soviet heads of state, although using a teleprinter rather than voice calls as written communications were regarded as less likely to be misinterpreted.
TAT-1承担着美国与苏联元首之间的莫斯科-华盛顿热线，不过为避免误解所使用的是電傳打字機而非语音通话。