Computer Technology: Air Attack Warning System Cannot Process All Radar TrackData

摘要

In response to your request and subsequent discussions with your office, weassessed the capability of the computer system used to process Atmospheric Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment data for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, and Air Force plans to integrate upgraded and new radars into the system. We found that the system's computers do not have sufficient memory for processing and storing all the data from operational and planned radars. We also found that Defense's use of the computers to support the nation's counter-narcotics mission overburdens them and is unnecessary because it duplicates functions being performed by the United States Customs Service.