Top Secret US Military Base in Greenland | City Under the Ice: Camp Century | Documentary | 1963

● Please SUPPORT my work on Patreon: ● Visit my 2ND CHANNEL: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Google : ✚ Watch my “Atomic Age“ PLAYLIST: This 1963 US Army documentary film shows the story of the construction of Camp Century, a remote US military base in Greenland. The ultimate objective of Camp Century was kept secret until 1997... Historical background: After 1945, the United States developed a geopolitical interest in Greenland. In 1946 the United States offered to buy Greenland from Denmark for $100,000,000, but Denmark refused to sell it. In 1950 Greenland was reintroduced into the sphere of military influence of the United States when Denmark agreed to allow the US to reestablish Thule Air Base, which was greatly expanded between 1951 and 1953 as part of a unified NATO defense strategy. In 1960, The United States Army launched a top-secret program code named Project Iceworm to build a network of mobile nuclear missile launch sites under the Greenland ice sheet. The ultimate objective of placing medium-range missiles under the ice - close enough to reach targets within the Soviet Union - was kept secret from the Danish government. To study the feasibility of working under the ice, a highly publicized “cover“ project, known as Camp Century, was launched in 1960 as well. However, unsteady ice conditions within the ice sheet caused the Project Iceworm to be canceled in 1966. The Danish government did not become aware of the actual objective of Camp Century until 1997. Camp Century is now an arctic research center. Top Secret US Military Base in Greenland | City Under the Ice: Camp Century | Documentary | 1964