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WWII-era SIGSALY encrypted terminal linked Churchill and Roosevelt directly

SIGSALY was a secret, expensive voice-encryption system installed by US signallers in Britain during World War II, with connections extending to Downing Street and the Cabinet War Rooms. It allowed Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt to communicate securely despite the technical demands of operating such advanced equipment at the time.