Project Iceworm
Why did the U.S. hide a missile base beneath Greenland’s ice?
4.7 (33)
36 mins
Explore Project Iceworm, the secret Cold War plan to build a network of nuclear missile sites beneath Greenland’s ice sheet. Uncover how the project used Camp Century as a cover and why the unstable ice ultimately forced its abandonment.
Ep 1:
The City Buried in Ice
NASA radar reveals a hidden grid beneath Greenland's ice—the forgotten remains of a Cold War city built in secret to counter the Soviet nuclear threat.
Ep 2:
Nuclear Fire Beneath the Glacier
Inside Camp Century, soldiers run a nuclear reactor, endure Arctic isolation, and unknowingly test the groundwork for Project Iceworm, a hidden missile scheme Denmark was never told about.
Ep 3:
A Toxic Legacy Rises
Abandoned and crushed by the glacier, Camp Century's buried waste and ice cores reveal unsettling truths about Cold War secrecy and the planet's melting future.
Discussions (5)
Clifford
Level 5 · 6 days agoThe part about the glacier crushing the tunnels hit hard. You can't fight a glacier with a chainsaw, that's such a brutal way to find out your city was doomed from day one.
Holden
Level 3 · 6 days agoSaying Denmark was 'deliberately misled' is too soft. They had a defense agreement since 1951 giving the US military access. They knew what they signed up for.
Herman
Level 3 · 6 days agoThey built a nuclear city in a glacier, told nobody, left the toxic waste, and the ice is giving it all back. The glacier said 'keep the change'.
