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The article focuses on North American Air Defense (NORAD), an aerial defense system under the command of Air Force General Earle E. Partridge which was built to reduce the number of breakthroughs of Soviet bombers. It discusses the issue on the lack of radar and other devices for NORAD to detect missiles. It mentions that NORAD covers the Distant Early Warning (DEW) line and Mid-Canada line. It notes the major functions of NORAD such as informing the Strategic Air Command of a possible attack.

The article focuses on the North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) test of the Sky Shield II air-defense system. It mentions that the start of the exercise of all commercial and private planes flying over the U.S. and Canada was ceased for 12 hours. It notes that in Colorado Springs, General Laurence S. Kuter, NORAD commander, has been directing the simulated interception which took place over 14 million square miles.

The article focuses on a new system of electronic detection stations lying to the north of the settled territory in Canada that aims to protect North America from Soviet air attack.