‘City under the ice’: NASA unearths hidden Cold War era US military base 100 feet beneath Greenland

  • Posted on November 27, 2024
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‘City under the ice’: NASA unearths hidden Cold War era US military base 100 feet beneath Greenland

NASAs recent radar survey over Greenland has uncovered Camp Century, a Cold War-era U.S. military base buried beneath 100 feet of ice. The base, built in 1959, housed "Project Iceworm," a covert plan to deploy nuclear missiles. Though abandoned in 1967, it left hazardous waste frozen in the ice. With climate change accelerating ice melt, concerns are rising over potential environmental risks. The discovery offers insights into Cold War history and highlights the ongoing impact of past military projects.
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