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The Most Northerly Permanent Settlement in the World — And SIGINTers Are There

SUMMARY

Alert, a facility in the High Arctic, is the worlds most northern permanently inhabited settlement. In 1957 a SIGINT station - the "jewel in Canada´s Cold War collection crown" - was added. It still operates today.

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Aug 03, 2006

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

May 29, 2019

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Canada