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onedomino said:An August 2004 amendment expanded NORADs mission, allowing Canadians at NORAD headquarters to interpret and transfer U.S. satellite and radar data about incoming missiles to officials at the missile defense system, the United States Northern Command.
The two commands, located side-by-side at Cheyenne Mountain, Col., issued a two-sentence, joint statement Thursday saying Canada's NORAD role has not been "diminished."
"U.S. Northern Command will have operational control of the GMD system once the president and the U.S. secretary of defense declare a limited operational capability," said the statement.
The current system employs no ground-based stations on Canadian soil, nor would it necessarily if Canada had signed on, said MacDonald.The current system employs no ground-based stations on Canadian soil, nor would it necessarily if Canada had signed on, said MacDonald. (Get that, Brock?)
Seems like it's all about moneyand investing in the development of the program, without Canada having a bigger role within the system itself. Either way, Martin said no months ago, when the system was tested. I think he did it to save his own ass too.