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Defending the digital battlefield: In 1983, with the Cold War still going strong, a movie called "War Games" depicted an eccentric computer hacker named David Lightman, played by Matthew Broderick. With dogged determination to play the military-generated game, Global Thermo-Nuclear War, David managed to hack into the North American Aerospace Defense Command computer system...; Tags: cell, computer, network, NETWORKING, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY, U.S. Department of Defense; Research articles 2008-01-01
Editorial | 10/11: They were images that Americans hoped never to see replayed: smoke and flames belching from the side of a Manhattan high-rise, airplane fragments raining down on the sidewalk, passersby looking up in shock and fear. For a brief time, as those pictures flashed across television and computer screens Thursday afternoon,...; Tags: North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, TVs; Research articles 2006-10-13
'MegaStructures' takes a look at how NORAD was built: The National Geographic cable channel's "MegaStructures" goes inside Cheyenne Mountain today for an in-depth look at NORAD. Laurie Brian, who produced the episode for National Geographic, spent several days at the facility last year and got to see some things they never showed to tour groups. ...; Tags: Cable, National Geographic, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TVs; Research articles 2005-11-08
NORAD doesn't rely on Canadian backing: The binational command that monitors attacks against North America won't be affected by Canada's decision not to participate in missile defense, its commander said Thursday. Adm. Timothy Keating, speaking to the 21st National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, said Canada's refusal "does not affect my ability to...; Tags: NETWORKING, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY; Research articles 2005-04-08
SPRINGS & CO. Inside local business: A computer system to watch the sky now is online at Cheyenne Mountain. It's the first piece of a $1.5 billion contract Lockheed Martin Corp. won in 2000 to modernize NORAD'S computer systems here and at other locations. It became effective Jan. 13. ...; Tags: Benefits, FINANCE, Investment, Lockheed Martin Corp., North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY; Research articles 2004-02-01

EUGENE H. READ: Eugene H. Read, age 75, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2004 at Pikes Peak Hospice after suffering with COPD for nearly 14 years. Gene was born in Roswell, NM, where he graduated high school in 1947. Shortly thereafter, he joined the Army Air Corps. He retired...; Tags: North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY; Research articles 2004-01-29
The General Nobody Knows: It's a blistering day on the plains of Colorado, and Gen. Ed Eberhart strides into his brand-new "situational awareness center" at Northern Command. Eberhart may be the most powerful man in America nobody has really heard of: he's in charge of military deployments against domestic terror. A frisson of activity...; Tags: Government, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY, Rep., terror, U.S.; Research articles 2003-07-14
NORAD: Watchdog of the Skies.: The events of September 11, 2001, have changed the lives of every American. They have definitely changed the lives of the men and women who monitored the radars and, horror-stricken, witnessed firsthand the four airliners crash into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon, and a...; Tags: Manufacturing, missile, NETWORKING, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY, Santa, SECURITY, U.S.; Research articles 2002-08-01
Space joins land, sea and air: The fourth domain is becoming an arena of operations in its own right. Military space activities increasingly are resembling their more terrestrial counterparts as their presence grows in military operations. The above worldly realm now has its own specific communications networks, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors and even...; Tags: aircraft, computer, Manufacturing, network, NETWORKING, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY, satellite, U.S.; Research articles 2002-02-01
DTI moves to shut down five computer equipment companies Nu-Tech Supplies Limited Oracal Systems Limited Pastel Holdings Limited Norad Marketing Limited Triteck Electrical Limited.: M2 PRESSWIRE-28 August 2001-UK Government: DTI moves to shut down five computer equipment companies Nu-Tech Supplies Limited Oracal Systems Limited Pastel Holdings Limited Norad Marketing Limited Triteck Electrical Limited C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28082001 The Secretary of State for...; Tags: computer, director, marketing, North American Aerospace Defense Command, petition, PRODUCTIVITY, secretary; Research articles 2001-08-28
Eyes on the Sky: Stretched across three facilities in the Pikes Peak region is a network of operations patrolling the skies above North America. This system - Peterson Air Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station and Schriever Air Force Base formerly Falcon Air Force Base - was born...; Tags: Air Force, FINANCE, Manufacturing, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY; Research articles 2001-08-07
Armed and Ready/ Military has long history in Springs area: PART 14 OF A 24-PART SERIES introducing the rich heritage of our region. Find stories and additional material online at www.gazette.com/wellsprings. On the morning of Nov. 9, 1979, the Pikes Peak region was the epicenter of the military universe. At about 8:50 a.m.,...; Tags: Air Force, Colorado, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY; Research articles 2001-08-07
Upgrading the mountain/ Renovations aim to keep NORAD up-to-date: Deep inside the granite walls of Cheyenne Mountain is the nerve center of the nation's early warning defense system. It stands as a tripwire against attack from anywhere in the world. But that comfort comes at considerable cost. During the past two decades, the Air Force...; Tags: Air Force, computer, Lockheed Martin Corp., missile, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY; Research articles 2001-04-08
NORAD outsources/ Local firm to operate, maintain computers: As part of a governmentwide trend to outsource to the private sector, the Air Force is hiring OAO Corp. to operate and maintain computer and communications systems at the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station in Colorado Springs. The contract will substantially increase OAO's local work force,...; Tags: Air Force, computer, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY, worker; Research articles 2000-09-01
NORAD plans major upgrade/ 2 Springs firms vie for contract to: Colorado Springs is poised to become the U.S. military's computer nerve center as a massive technology project links sensitive ground, air and space networks into a single system. Lockheed Martin and TRW Inc., two defense contractors with a presence in Colorado Springs, are vying for the...; Tags: FINANCE, Lockheed Martin Corp., Manufacturing, NETWORKING, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY, TRW; Research articles 2000-02-27
NoRad Corp. announces new president & CEO: LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--April 11, 1995--NoRad Corp., a computer monitor accessories manufacturer and marketer, Tuesday announced that Michelle C. Hartzell has been named president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors.Hartzell, a member of senior management for six years, replaces Michael Hiles, a member of NoRad's founding...; Tags: Components, HARDWARE, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY; Research articles 1995-04-11
Trinity's Children: Living Along America's Nuclear Highway. - book reviews: Interstate 25 -- America's "Nuclear Highway" -- begins in the high desert of southern New Mexico, not for from Trinity Site, where the first atomic bomb was exploded. It stretches north, Post the Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories (where nuclear weapons research continues, heedless of the "Peace Dividend"), past...; Tags: America, FINANCE, Government, North American Aerospace Defense Command, PRODUCTIVITY; Research articles 1992-09-22
Fatal distraction. (U.S.S Vincennes crew had to make quick decisions): SUPPOSE early-warning electronics suggest that a nuclear strike has been launched against the West by-to quote a British comedy sketch of the 1960s-"the Russ ... I mean, an unnamed power". Depending on the type of attack, a western commander probably has less than 15 minutes to...; Tags: attack, captain, North American Aerospace Defense Command, officer, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, strike; Research articles 1988-07-16