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The Pinetree Line was first conceived during the Cold War when fears of a Soviet air attack against North America were running high. In the late 1940s, U.S. and Canadian defence chiefs put their heads together and developed joint defence plans which included a series of 33 prime radar stations stretching from coast to coast across Canada.

Created: October 28, 2001
Last Revision: June 6 2008
Research: Jeri Danyleyko
Content: © Copyright Jeri Danyleyko, all rights reserved.