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Northern Command
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> United States > Unified Command and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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| Website | http://www.northcom.mil/ |
| Established | 00, 0000 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Modified | Gerald Farinas April 30, 2004 01:54pm |
| Description |
United States Northern Command
The United States of America is the world's fourth largest nation with 3.5 million square miles of land and 88,000 miles of tidal shoreline. Each year, 11.2 million trucks and 2.2 million rail cars cross into the U.S. from the 7,500-mile land and air border shared with Canada and Mexico. Over 7,500 foreign-flag ships make 51,000 calls annually to U.S. ports. The country routinely admits millions of visitors from around the world. The freedom America enjoys, employs in its commerce, and extends to non-U.S. citizens presents national defense challenges. Ruthless and resourceful enemies seek to threaten the nation with new technologies, dangerous weapons, and nontraditional tactics that exploit our freedoms. Emerging threats include chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive weapons, ballistic and cruise missiles, and electronic and cyber warfare. As the nation witnessed on Sept. 11, 2001, America's enemies have the resolve and means to commit acts of terrorism against innocent civilians and commercial interests within our country. The historical insularity of the U.S. has given way to an era of new vulnerabilities, and enemies will strike the U.S. in new and unsuspecting ways. Northern Command takes the homeland defense missions being performed by other Department of Defense organizations and puts them under a single command.
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