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NORAD (missile defense)

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It stands for North American Aerospace Defense Command, but why?? Shouldn't it be NAADC then? What is NORAD supposed to mean??
 
Santa has anti-missile railgun lasers mounted to his sled, he cannot be shot down. The children of the kids at Norad got no presents on year...
 
Originally posted by: clicknext
It stands for North American Aerospace Defense Command, but why?? Shouldn't it be NAADC then? What is NORAD supposed to mean??
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they're not just missle defense they track all potentially hostile air traffic in north america. bombers, fighters, in addition to possible incoming ICBMs and SLBMs.
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: clicknext
It stands for North American Aerospace Defense Command, but why?? Shouldn't it be NAADC then? What is NORAD supposed to mean??
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they're not just missle defense they track all potentially hostile air traffic in north america. bombers, fighters, in addition to possible incoming ICBMs and SLBMs.
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And track Satellites, giving you those nice 2 line elements for satellite programs...
 
It stands for North American Aerospace Defense Command, but why?? Shouldn't it be NAADC then? What is NORAD supposed to mean??
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NORAD is not a missile defense system. At least not yet.

It is designed to detect and track any potential unfriendlies approaching or entering US airspace, particularly aircraft such as bombers but I suppose that can include space ships, too.

They only scramble fighters to intercept aircraft. No point in trying to intercept an ICBM coming in at Mach 5 with an F-16. It would be a one in a million shot.

 
Originally posted by: tcsenter
It stands for North American Aerospace Defense Command, but why?? Shouldn't it be NAADC then? What is NORAD supposed to mean??
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NORAD is not a missile defense system. At least not yet.

It is designed to detect and track any potential unfriendlies approaching or entering US airspace, particularly aircraft such as bombers but I suppose that can include space ships, too.

They only scramble fighters to intercept aircraft. No point in trying to intercept an ICBM coming in at Mach 5 with an F-16. It would be a one in a million shot.
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Correct, it's not actually a missle 'defense' system, but they do 'track' missles.

 
Originally posted by: Cyberian
Originally posted by: tcsenter
It stands for North American Aerospace Defense Command, but why?? Shouldn't it be NAADC then? What is NORAD supposed to mean??
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NORAD is not a missile defense system. At least not yet.

It is designed to detect and track any potential unfriendlies approaching or entering US airspace, particularly aircraft such as bombers but I suppose that can include space ships, too.

They only scramble fighters to intercept aircraft. No point in trying to intercept an ICBM coming in at Mach 5 with an F-16. It would be a one in a million shot.
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Correct, it's not actually a missle 'defense' system, but they do 'track' missles.
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lol, yeah, that's what I meant.. though I made it sound like they shoot down missiles with their super lasers...

I thought NORAD was made originally to track and provide warning of missiles from the soviet union during the cold war...
 
Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
Santa has anti-missile railgun lasers mounted to his sled, he cannot be shot down. The children of the kids at Norad got no presents on year...
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Lasers don't come out of railguns you fool
 
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