This “city under the ice” was made for scientific research and turned out to be a secret Arctic base during the Cold War
These NASA scientists stumbled upon a “city under the ice” in Greenland, decades after it was abandoned during the Cold War.
A doctor was deployed to an Arctic research station during the Cold War. Decades later, he learned its secret purpose
The “city under the ice” revealed a hidden chapter of the Cold War era and gave rise to a new field of scientific inquiry. As ice melt accelerates, its story isn’t over yet.
Great White Nothing: How Harper’s naval station became an Arctic white elephant
The Nanisivik Naval Facility still languishes unfinished more than a decade past its completion date, amid a flurry of Arctic announcements from the Liberal government.
The US Military Has Cared About Climate Change Since the Dawn of the Cold War – For Good Reason
The U.S. military had grown increasingly nervous about a Soviet invasion across the Arctic. It built bases and a line of ...
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Carney announces plans to boost Canada’s military footprint in the Arctic
Ottawa promises to expand the military’s presence in the Arctic and spend $253 million on Indigenous reconciliation ...
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Who Gets to Determine Greenland’s Future?
Trump’s comments about purchasing the island sent shock waves through the Danish territory, and enlivened its independence ...
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The U.S. military’s climate change concerns date back to the Cold War
The U.S. military had grown increasingly nervous about a Soviet invasion across the Arctic. It built bases and a line of radar stations. The movie used actual military footage of these polar outposts.
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Greenland, the hotspot in the global race for Arctic control
Trump continues to push for the annexation of the vast Danish island, aiming to counter the increasing influence of Russia ...
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A doctor was deployed to an Arctic research station during the Cold War. Decades later, he learned its secret purpose
According to the 2021 book “Camp Century: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Arctic Military Base Under the Greenland Ice,” authored by Danish historians of science Kristian H. Nielsen and ...
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Why the US military has cared about climate change since the Cold War
In this commentary, the author examines how the U.S. military sees climate change as a threat in itself and a threat ...
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A doctor was deployed to an Arctic research station during the Cold War. Decades later, he learned its secret purpose
The bold plan envisioned a network of missile launch sites linked by a tunnel system under the Arctic ice that ... were stored at Thule Air Base — a US military outpost known today as Pituffik ...