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NORAD is still alive and smaller under Cheyenne Mountain

NORAD

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NORAD today, stills sits under the caverns of Cheyenne Mountain, even though its in a warm status.  It may not be as large as it once was due to the consolidation of NORAD and Northcom now housed mainly at Peterson Air Force Base, but its still there protecting us from not just external but now internal threats with the help of the FAA.

In 1957, both Canada and the United States were reeling from the threats of the Soviet Union, especially after the launch of the first satellite, Sputnik.  Everyone was scared and even schoolchildren were drilled on diving under their desks and covering their heads in case of a nuclear strike.  Both countries realized the importance of a continental home alarm system.  This lead to the creation of NORAD at Ent Air Force Base (now the Olympic Training Center). Read the rest of this entry »

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