The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), headquartered on Peterson SFB, has a presence in Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station. When it was built at the height of the Cold War, NORAD caused some anxiety for the residents in and around Colorado Springs, who believed the installation would be a primary target during a nuclear attack. Although NORAD still operates today, it is primarily given the task of the tracking of ICBMs, and the military has recently decided to place Cheyenne Mountain's NORAD/NORTHCOM operations on warm standby and move operations to nearby Peterson Air Force Base.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) headquartered on Peterson SFB has a presence in Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station When it was built at the height of the Cold War NORAD caused some anxiety for the residents in and around Colorado Springs who believed the installation would be a primary target during a nuclear attack Although NORAD still operates today it is primarily given the task of the tracking of ICBMs and the military has recently decided to place Cheyenne Mountain's NORAD/NORTHCOM operations on warm standby and move operations to nearby Peterson Air Force Base