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NASA researchers are testing a new radar over Greenland. They discover a hidden facility.
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- NASA scientists discover a buried underground city under the ice in Greenland.
- This is a former US military base, called Camp Century.
- The facility was intended to provide a decisive tactical advantage in the event of a nuclear fight against the Soviet Union.
NASA scientists have discovered an underground city buried 30 meters beneath the ice in Greenland. The space agency reports that researchers were shocked to discover traces of human structures deep beneath the island’s ice.
But what is the underground city all about? It is a forgotten US military installation, as NASA writes in a statement. This is also known as Camp Century.
Construction began in 1959, but the base was abandoned in 1967. The reason for this was that it was too expensive and too difficult to prevent the tunnels from collapsing in the constantly changing layer of ice.
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The facility was intended to provide a decisive tactical advantage in the event of a nuclear fight against the Soviet Union. The name of the mission: «Project Iceworm», in German: «Project Eiswurm.»
Should have been three times the size of Denmark
Originally, Camp Century was supposed to be three times the size of Denmark, which also includes Greenland, i.e. 132,000 square kilometers. Over 2,000 firing positions were planned, of which 600 rockets would be fired in the event of a nuclear war with the Soviets.
The military plans were kept secret from Denmark. The USA informed the Danish authorities that the project would be used exclusively for scientific research purposes.
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The current discovery was a coincidence. While examining the Arctic ice surface, strange images suddenly appeared on the researchers’ radar. They were amazed and therefore used a special radar device. This enabled the researchers to record the surface of the ice sheet, its inner layers and the underlying bedrock, including the tunnel system.
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