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CONAD

American  
[kon-ad] / ˈkɒn æd /

noun

  1. Continental Air Defense Command.


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CONAD, as it was known, had the serious job of monitoring a far-flung radar network for any sign of a nuclear attack on the United States.

From Seattle Times

CONAD, as it was known, had the serious job of monitoring a far-flung radar network for any sign of a nuclear attack on the United States.

From Washington Times

CONAD, as it was known, had the serious job of monitoring a far-flung radar network for any sign of a nuclear attack on the United States.

From Washington Times

Francesco Pugliese, the chief executive of the supermarket chain Conad, told the Guardian the move could lead to between 40,000 and 50,000 job losses while bolstering online shopping, affecting both big and small retailers.

From The Guardian

CONAD, as it was called, had the job of monitoring a vast radar network from a combat operations center in Colorado Springs, searching the skies for any hint of a nuclear attack by the onetime Soviet Union.

From Washington Times