North American Aerospace Defense Command

North American Aerospace Defense Command
(abbr NORAD)
a military defence organization established in 1957 by the US and Canadian air forces. It has a large underground base in Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs, Colorado, to provide early warning of air attacks.

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  • North American Air Defense Command — Dieser Artikel behandelt die Einrichtung zur Weltraumüberwachung, für NORAD ID bzw NORAD TLE zur Satellitenkennung siehe Satellitenbahnelement Wappen von NORAD. Das North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) (Nordamerikanisches Luft und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • North American Aerospace Defense Command — A bi national command of the US and Canada that provides aerospace surveillance, warning and assessment of aerospace attack, and maintains the sovereignty of US and Canadian airspace. Also called NORAD …   Military dictionary

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