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Cheyenne Mountain timeline
A timeline of key events in Cheyenne Mountain's history:
Early 1950s - The Cold War with the Soviet Union leads U.S. authorities to find a place where military warning facilities could survive a nuclear attack.
1958 - The U.S. and Canada establish the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) to monitor and defend North American airspace from attack.
1959 - Cheyenne Mountain is selected for the NORAD command site.
1961 - Excavation and construction work begin. More than 693,000 tons of granite is removed from the mountain. Eventually, 15 buildings, some mounted on springs, are constructed behind 30-ton blast doors, 1,400 feet inside the mountain.
1966 - The NORAD Operations Center inside the mountain becomes fully operational.
1979 - A simulation of a large Soviet missile attack is mistakenly interpreted as real by Cheyenne Mountain personnel and almost leads to a massive launch of U.S. nuclear missiles before the error is detected.
1981 - NORAD changes its name to North American Aerospace Defense Command. The Air Force starts computer system upgrades at an estimated cost of $968 million.
1983 - The hit sci-fi movie "WarGames," starring Matthew Broderick and set at NORAD, is released. It is one of several Hollywood productions that have used Cheyenne Mountain as a setting, including the films "Sum of all Fears" and "Deep Impact" and TV's "Stargate SG-1."
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Sources: Denver Post archives, www.norad.mil, www.afspc.af.mil, GAO, The Associated Press, Answers.com.
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http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_4103479
(Please follow the link for the complete article.)
Article Launched: 07/27/2006 07:03:00 PM MDT
Cheyenne Mountain timeline
A timeline of key events in Cheyenne Mountain's history:
Early 1950s - The Cold War with the Soviet Union leads U.S. authorities to find a place where military warning facilities could survive a nuclear attack.
1958 - The U.S. and Canada establish the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) to monitor and defend North American airspace from attack.
1959 - Cheyenne Mountain is selected for the NORAD command site.
1961 - Excavation and construction work begin. More than 693,000 tons of granite is removed from the mountain. Eventually, 15 buildings, some mounted on springs, are constructed behind 30-ton blast doors, 1,400 feet inside the mountain.
1966 - The NORAD Operations Center inside the mountain becomes fully operational.
1979 - A simulation of a large Soviet missile attack is mistakenly interpreted as real by Cheyenne Mountain personnel and almost leads to a massive launch of U.S. nuclear missiles before the error is detected.
1981 - NORAD changes its name to North American Aerospace Defense Command. The Air Force starts computer system upgrades at an estimated cost of $968 million.
1983 - The hit sci-fi movie "WarGames," starring Matthew Broderick and set at NORAD, is released. It is one of several Hollywood productions that have used Cheyenne Mountain as a setting, including the films "Sum of all Fears" and "Deep Impact" and TV's "Stargate SG-1."
**major snippage**
Sources: Denver Post archives, www.norad.mil, www.afspc.af.mil, GAO, The Associated Press, Answers.com.
All contents Copyright 2006 The Denver Post
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