I was thrilled when he invited me to go on a personal tour of this super-secret site, and he even took me into the legendary NORAD war room!
This excellent site has a great history of Cheyenne Mountain and a photo of the War Room:
The NORAD “war Room” is considered one of the most highly classified spot in the U.S.A. I had to get a security clearance just to enter as a V.I.P. visitor, and when I signed-in I was told that I would be shot on-site if I left the side of my escort!
I’ve carefully checked about what is public knowledge so I don’t disclose anything, but Cheyenne Mountain resides inside a mountain of solid stone and can survive a direct hit nuclear attack.
They keep a list of personnel who are allowed to go inside the mountain during a nuclear attack, and you can tell how much the USAF values your life by whether or not your name appears on the list!
The NORAD War Room has been portrayed in many movies, but very few civilians have ever seen it. It’s staffed by a Air Force General at all times and has direct contact to the White House “Football” the crypto-case carried by the President.
I’m not going into details, but I can assure you that the War Room is cooler than it looks on TV and movies, like this clip from the fantastic movie "Dr. Strangelove":
Miscellany
Weird Math - If you know math and would like to explain this to me, I’d sure love to hear from you. Just send an e-mail to info@remote-dba.net. While you are at-it, explain this coincidence also. This is just too weird.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321