NORAD (missile defense)

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hey does NORAD still only protect the north part of NA, or does it protect ALL of US and Canada now?
 

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I live not too far from one of the huge radar towers. It looks really cool.. It's really quite bizarre though, b/c they built the thing in the 50's but no one really seemed to know what it was for until a few years ago.
 

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hey does NORAD still only protect the north part of NA, or does it protect ALL of US and Canada now?
NORAD was a joint project between the US and Canada from its inception.
 

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Originally posted by: tcsenter
hey does NORAD still only protect the north part of NA, or does it protect ALL of US and Canada now?
NORAD was a joint project between the US and Canada from its inception.

In the late 50's, the only defense it controlled was a line of radars across the top of Canada and Alaska. I'm wondering if it's expanded to control protection of all of NA now?