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 The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is the military agency charged with guarding North America against attacks by aircraft, missiles and/or space vehicles. And, since 1955, it has been the official tracker of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. |
 Texas Tower So-called because of their resemblance to offshore oil drilling rigs, Texas Towers were a set of three radar facilities off the eastern seaboard of the United States which were used for surveillance by the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1963. |
 Thule Radar Antennas The North American Defense Early Warning (DEW) perimeter was extended with the completion of powerful radar stations at Thule, Greenland (on October 1, 1960), and Clear, Alaska. A third station was under construction in Yorkshire, England. |
 The Bomarc was a surface-to-air missile developed by Boeing and the Michigan Aerospace Research Center and that was in operation 1959-1972. |
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