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North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
  • The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) is a binational military agreement/pact between Canada and the United States created in the height of the Cold War.
  • Prior to 1981, NORAD was known as the North American Air Defense Command, and by 2006, NORAD was made permanent by both the Canadian and American government.
  • NORAD has been an instrumental aspect of the Canada-U.S. defence relationship and its mission is to ensure aerospace warning/control and maritime warning for the defence and security of North America.
Citation

Canada. Treaties. Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America Concerning the Organization and Operation of the North American Air Defence Command (NORAD). [Washington, D.C.], 1958. https://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.aspx?id=101015

Further Readings

For more background information on NORAD: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/norad-north-american-air-defence-agreement

To view the agreement between the Canadian and American Government on NORAD: https://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.aspx?id=105060

For details on the NORAD Leadership, Mandate, Key Facts, Key Partners, and top issues for NORAD: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/transition-materials/defence-101/2020/03/defence-101/norad.html

To access the NORAD page & more the NORAD Agreement: https://www.norad.mil/About-NORAD/NORAD-Agreement/

For a Policy Options Publication on the NORAD Renewal in 2006: https://policyoptions.irpp.org/fr/magazines/border-security/renewing-norad-now-if-not-forever/

Overlapping Topics
Military, Defence, and Peacekeeping
Policy Type
Agreement