http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/9590099/detail.htmlCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The military is virtually closing the secretive defense complex carved into Cheyenne Mountain that has watched North American skies for missiles for decades.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command operations center will be moved to nearby Peterson Air Force Base, which is home to the U.S. Northern Command created after the Sept. 11 attacks. Both are commanded by Adm. Tim Keating.
In an interview with theDenver Post, Keating said the government's best intelligence "leads us to believe a missile attack from China or Russia is very unlikely."
That, along with the emergence of varied terrorist threats such as suicide bombers "is what recommends to us that we don't need to maintain Cheyenne Mountain in a 24/7 status. We can put it on `warm standby,"' Keating said.
Keating confirmed the move Friday. He said 230 surveillance crew members and an undetermined number of the support staff will make the move within two years.
About 1,100 people now work in the mountain, including 700 support. Buildings inside the mountain, long a symbol of the Cold War, are mounted on springs to absorb the shock from a nuclear blast, while the entrance is guarded by a vault-like door several feet thick.
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