The United States and Canada have long been allies, sharing a rich history of military and economic partnership. So it made sense when the two nations announced the creation of the North American Air Defense (NORAD) Agreement on August 1, 1957. Later changed to the North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD was born out of Cold War strategy and a need to guard against possible long-range Soviet bombers armed with nuclear weapons through early warning and defense coordination. This initial agreement included 11 principles governing the operation of NORAD and called for a renewal of the agreement in 10 years. The NORAD Agreement has been reviewed, revised, renewed and extended several times since then, refocusing the mission on overall aerospace warning and control for all of North America, adding a maritime warning mission to the command’s existing mission, assisting civil authorities in the detection of monitoring aircraft suspected of illegal drug trafficking, and many other changes over the decades of its existence.
The ongoing adaptation of NORAD’s mission and capabilities to meet the challenges posed by ever-changing threats testifies to the strength of the NORAD Agreement and the close cooperation between Canada and the United States.
| Date Taken: | 09.25.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 09.25.2020 06:38 |
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