REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana Nukes Below Zero
Apr 22, 2025
Discover the hidden underground city in Greenland built during the Cold War, initially disguised as a research facility but intended to launch missiles at Russia. Learn about the challenges faced by military teams and the complex political tensions surrounding its creation. Uncover the unintended environmental consequences of this nuclear-powered base and its legacy, which ultimately revolutionized climate science. Dive into a tale of triumph over adversity as personal narratives emerge from this clandestine chapter of history.
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Scientist Survives Storm To Find City
- An environmental scientist endured a brutal snowstorm in northern Greenland while trying to reach his tent with a radar unit.
- Beneath his tent, they discovered the frozen remains of an abandoned city once home to more than 200 people.
Secret Base Under Greenland Ice
- The U.S. built a secret underground base beneath Greenland's ice in the late 1950s to counter the Soviet missile threat.
- This base was designed as both a military installation and research hub, intending to showcase American ingenuity and strategic presence near Soviet borders.
Young Scientific Aides Experience Ice Shift
- Danish and American young aides, Soren Gregersen and Kent Goring, lived underground at Camp Century and experienced the shifting ice tunnels firsthand.
- They performed maintenance marking tunnel walls to measure ice movement amid the camp’s precarious conditions.
