now NORAD, a joint U.S. and Canadian effort to spot potential enemy attacks. Tensions were growing with the Soviet Union, along with anxieties about nuclear war. Air Force Col. Harry W. Shoup picked ...

NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured ... Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite a Christmas wish list.

Thanks to the North American Aerospace Defense Command, more commonly known as NORAD, you can track Santa ... The program, which grew from a Cold War-era telephone mishap, is now in its 69th ...

On any other night, NORAD is scanning the heavens for potential ... Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite a Christmas wish list.