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On its 60th anniversary, NORAD has evolved to guard against modern military threats

 
By NOELLE PHILLIPS | The Denver Post (Tribune News Service) | Published: May 11, 2018

COLORADO SPRINGS — Almost simultaneously Wednesday night, Iranian missiles were launched toward Israel and an unruly passenger on a Canadian airliner forced it to divert from its flight path. And that caused the phones inside NORAD’s command center at Peterson Air Force Base to light up, as officials quickly assessed whether either situation was a threat to the United States or Canada.

Neither event was.

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/on-its-60th-anniversary-norad-has-evolved-to-guard-against-modern-military-threats-1.526396

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