The importance and criticality of the North American Air Defense Command's (NORAD's) computer system have recently been emphasized when false missile warning messages were generated and the Nation's nuclear retaliatory forces alerted. The Air Force began a computer upgrade program for NORAD computers in 1968 which is expected to reach initial operational capability in November 1981. Due to poor management causing program delays and the attempt to adapt inadequate computers to the NORAD mission, the system falls short of meeting the requirements of the growing missile warning mission. NORAD will replace these computers by the late 1980s, but it needs to do more to improve management and warning capability.


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    Title :

    NORAD's Missile Warning System: What Went Wrong


    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    32 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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