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NASA Uncovers Secret Cold War Base Beneath Greenland Ice

3/19/2026

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) detected Camp Century, a secret Cold War base buried under Greenland's ice for over six decades, in April 2026.
The base, built in 1959 to position missiles toward the Soviet Union, was abandoned by 1964 due to melting ice.
The radar mapped tunnels and facilities about 100 feet below the surface.
The rediscovery raises environmental concerns about buried waste resurfacing as ice melts.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) detected Camp Century, a secret Cold War base buried under Greenland's ice for over six decades, in April 2026.
The base, built in 1959 to position missiles toward the Soviet Union, was abandoned by 1964 due to melting ice.
The radar mapped tunnels and facilities about 100 feet below the surface.
The rediscovery raises environmental concerns about buried waste resurfacing as ice melts.