NORAD

NORAD was a defense command center before the Great War.

Background
NORAD is mentioned in the Gecko power plant computer terminal, listed as "offline." A regional NORAD facility is also mentioned as being close to Anchorage. The Switchboard's central terminal mentions the command center, and it is also mentioned in the Fallout Tactics chapter ending slides.

Behind the scenes

 * NORAD is based on the real world agency of the same name.
 * A NORAD center located inside Cheyenne Mountain was planned as a location in the canceled Van Buren.