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THE ENTIRE OPERATION WAS CONTROLLED AT NORAD HEADQUARTERS LOCATED NEAR COLORADO SPRINGS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO
THIS SITE WAS KNOWN AS CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN, AND IT REALLY WAS A MOUNTAIN.
THE AIR FORCE HAD LITERALLY BURROWED DEEP INTO CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AND CREATED A SMALL AIR FORCE BASE INSIDE THAT HOUSED THE CONTROL CENTER FOR NORTH AMERICAN AIR DEFENSE
BEING INSIDE A MOUNTAIN WAS BELIEVED TO PROTECT THE SITE AGAINST NUCLEAR ATTACK
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE MAIN CONTROL CENTER IN CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN