NASA Discovers Abandoned Cold War Military Base Buried in Greenland Ice

The base, known as Camp Century, was part of a secret U.S. plan to store nuclear missiles under the Greenland Ice Sheet and now poses potential environmental risks due to melting ice.

NASA scientists discovered Camp Century, a U.S. military base from the Cold War, buried 100 feet beneath Greenland's ice using advanced radar technology.
Camp Century, constructed in 1959, was part of the secret 'Project Iceworm,' which aimed to create a missile launch site under the ice, though the plan was ultimately abandoned as unfeasible.
The base was decommissioned in 1967, leaving behind over 47,000 gallons of nuclear waste that remains buried under the ice to this day.
Climate change and the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet could expose the base and its hazardous waste by 2090, raising environmental concerns.
The discovery provides new insights into both Cold War history and the potential long-term consequences of abandoned military projects in a warming Arctic.