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NORAD

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (commonly abbreviated to NORAD NΟR-ad ; ; ) is a bi-national mutual defense organization in Canada and the United States. Established 12 September 1957 as the North American Air Defense Command, NORAD is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, which also serves as the headquarters of United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). During World War II, Canada contacted the United States for protection from German aggression. Later, during the beginning of the Cold War, the U.S. and Canada formed a permanent military alliance. NORAD has three regions: the Alaskan region, the Canadian region, and the American Continental region. The administrative offices are located in New Mexico and Arizona. NORAD has an alternate command center called Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado. NORAD has a total of 1,000 soldiers, personnel and military dependents.

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The North American Aerospace Defense Command (commonly abbreviated to NORAD NΟR-ad ; ; ) is a bi-national mutual defense organization in Canada and the United States. Established 12 September 1957 as the North American Air Defense Command, NORAD is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, which also serves as the headquarters of United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). During World War II, Canada contacted the United States for protection from German aggression. Later, during the beginning of the Cold War, the U.S. and Canada formed a permanent military alliance. NORAD has three regions: the Alaskan region, the Canadian region, and the American Continental region. The administrative offices are located in New Mexico and Arizona. NORAD has an alternate command center called Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado. NORAD has a total of 1,000 soldiers, personnel and military dependents.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1957-09-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 1983-04-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of establishment: 1957-09-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of formation: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1957-09-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1983-04-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1957-09-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of formation is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378222913

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