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[–] SGforce@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago (5 children)

By who, Alaska? Anything else will be spotted hours before they show up or be so much more of a problem (like a fleet of submarines) that a base or too closer to shore is pointless.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Yeah, the most imminent air threat has historically been over the pole, which is why CFB Cold Lake exists.

The squadrons on Vancouver Island are for surveillance and search-and-rescue, which is entirely sensible for the coast.

[–] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My guess is US air bases in Washington were closer to Vancouver so Norad activated their combat aircraft. I think this shows how tightly integrated US and Canadian air defenses are. I think we better draw up some plans in case US becomes the enemy.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's definitely a case of NORAD working as designed. Which is good!

The fact that we're borderline amazed that it's working as designed is much less good.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 points 22 hours ago

And worried about the fact that NORAD won’t protect us from NORAD members.

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