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  • Military's decision to shut down NORAD's Cheyenne Mountain foolish + short-sighted

    08/04/2006 11:54:28 AM PDT · by Daniel T. Zanoza · 6 replies · 1,053+ views
    RFFM.org ^ | July 29, 2006 | Daniel T. Zanoza
    Anyone over the age of twenty has scratched their heads regarding some actions taken by the United States government during their lifetime. A recent report published in the Denver Post, ["Military to put Cheyenne Mountain on standby" dated 07.27.06 http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_4103478] is another one of those times. The U.S. military has decided, for lack of better words, to decommission NORAD's (North American Aerospace Defense Command) Cheyenne Mountain facility. The site was part of a global wide early warning system which had the potential to track inbound nuclear threats to the North American continent during the Cold War. Construction of the Cheyenne...