Quote:
|
Originally Posted by transplant99
Well...they used to be. NORAD is now a part of both Canada's and the US's homeland defense systems...but only after 9/11.
So the question remains.... did NORAD lose track of 4 civilian airliners on 9/11 when they weren't supposed to be monitoring them to begin with?
IIRC they were called into action only after the 2nd plane hit the WTC.
|
Bull. NORAD has been tracking every single object in North America airspace for 20+ years. This has been a badge of distinction that the military likes to trot out every now and then. The one quote that has always stood out for me was, "There is not anything man made that flies over North America that we are not able to identify and able to track". Reagan damanded that the command be able to do just that, and they have been since the 80's.
And you don't recall correctly. NORAD was notified directly by Boston flight control of the hijackings at 8:37 am. FAA administartor Jane Garvey testified to the 9/11 commission that they were notified of the hijackings at 8:30 and she personally notified NORAD at 8:34. Flight 11 hit the north tower of WTC at 8:46. a full 12 minutes after NORAD was notified by the FAA, or 9 minutes after being notified by Boston control. NORAD was well aware of the situation, had fighters in the air on any of
15 different exercises that were taking place that day, and did nothing to divert any of them. But hey, they were completely unaware and were not responsible.
