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The United States and Canada have agreed to extend the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD’s) aerospace warning function to support missile defense, the U.S. State Department said Aug. 5.
The agreement allows NORAD information on incoming missiles to be used by the U.S. missile defense program, the department’s spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters.
But it does not require Canadian forces to participate in the actual missile defense programs or actions, Boucher said.
The two neighbors have been partners for more than a decade in the defense of North America, and “we look forward to continuing this longstanding defense cooperation” through the command, he said.
The new deal “formally assigns” to NORAD the responsibility for providing the threat information under the missile defense mission, Boucher explained.
He also said that Canada would determine at a later date whether to participate in U.S. missile defense efforts.
Washington has been pressing Ottawa for more than a year for a decision on whether Canada will join the U.S. ballistic-missile-defense system.
NORAD was formed in 1958 during the Cold War to protect the U.S. homeland.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=3118583&C=america
The agreement allows NORAD information on incoming missiles to be used by the U.S. missile defense program, the department’s spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters.
But it does not require Canadian forces to participate in the actual missile defense programs or actions, Boucher said.
The two neighbors have been partners for more than a decade in the defense of North America, and “we look forward to continuing this longstanding defense cooperation” through the command, he said.
The new deal “formally assigns” to NORAD the responsibility for providing the threat information under the missile defense mission, Boucher explained.
He also said that Canada would determine at a later date whether to participate in U.S. missile defense efforts.
Washington has been pressing Ottawa for more than a year for a decision on whether Canada will join the U.S. ballistic-missile-defense system.
NORAD was formed in 1958 during the Cold War to protect the U.S. homeland.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=3118583&C=america