North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD /ˈnɔræd/) is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning air sovereignty and defense for North America. Headquarters for NORAD and the NORAD/USNORTHCOM command center are located at Peterson Air Force Base in El Paso County near Colorado Springs Colorado. The nearby Cheyenne Mountain nuclear bunker has the Alternative Command Center.
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