“BlacKkKlansman” is one of those based-on-a-true-story films in which many of the most outrageous events really happened. Perhaps the best example of this is the fact that two members of Norad — the North American Air Defense Command — really were members of the Ku Klux Klan, according to the book on which the film is based.
Americans may know Norad best for the Norad Santa Tracker. Every Christmas Eve, Norad tells children where in the skies they have the best chance of seeing Santa’s sled and reindeer. But this is just a cute bit of public relations. Norad’s main job is “aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America,” which includes “the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles, through mutual support arrangements with other commands.”
In the 1970s, when “BlacKkKlansman” takes place, that meant protecting the Cold War skies from Soviet nukes.
Americans may know Norad best for the Norad Santa Tracker. Every Christmas Eve, Norad tells children where in the skies they have the best chance of seeing Santa’s sled and reindeer. But this is just a cute bit of public relations. Norad’s main job is “aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America,” which includes “the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles, through mutual support arrangements with other commands.”
In the 1970s, when “BlacKkKlansman” takes place, that meant protecting the Cold War skies from Soviet nukes.
- 8/15/2018
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
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