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NORAD: In Perpetuity and Beyond

By James Fergusson , Andrea Charron

Book information

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
022801400X, 9780228014003
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4681401 bytes)
Series
McGill-Queen's/Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Studies in Leadership, Public Policy, and Governance
Pages
232\0
Time added
2022-12-05 12:00:39

Description

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has undergone wide-ranging changes since 2006, when it was given a new maritime warning mission and the NORAD Agreement was signed in perpetuity. Andrea Charron and James Fergusson trace NORAD’s recent history, marked by innovations in technology and in command and control, but also by unprecedented threats. The shared defence of North America remains an important issue that should extend to other areas, such as the joint defence of the maritime and cyber domains. Fuelled by a deep curiosity about the command and its decisions made in the face of inevitable geopolitical and technological changes, this book uses a functional lens to evaluate NORAD’s options and the technological and organizational solutions needed to defend North America. The authors investigate the ways in which the NORAD command might adapt in the future as it struggles to modernize and keep ahead of new threats. This book comes at a critical time. The rise of new peer competitors requires a fundamental reconsideration of North American defence. As one of very few contemporary analyses of the command and its future, NORAD will be a vital tool for scholars and practitioners.

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