But they inadvertently listed the top-secret phone number of the Continental Air Defense Command, NORAD's predecessor, also based in Colorado Springs. Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red ...

NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured ... Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite a Christmas wish list.“ ...

NORAD is also taking calls at a telephone hotline ... Shoup of the Continental Air Defense Command received a call on a red telephone at his windowless command post in Colorado Springs.