Project ICEWORM

At the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union were in the midst of an arms race to develop advanced and experimental weaponry. An emphasis was placed on missile-mounted nuclear devices.

A key to this strategy was ensuring that these missiles had an adequate range to strike their targets. Finding strategically optimal locations would be essential, and creating bases that could hide nuclear weapons became a priority. During that period, both countries erected secret military facilities across the globe to get closer to their enemy.

Project Iceworm was a U.S. codename for constructing one of those covert military bases in Thule, Greenland. It was one of many Cold War-era classified operations that remained a secret until recently.

The top-secret nuclear missile launch site was constructed in the middle of a frozen wasteland. It was named Camp Century, and it began operating in 1960. However, unstable ice conditions soon began to crush everything built underground… including the nuclear reactor that powered it...

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