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Camp Century - The Hidden City Beneath the Ice

Posted by Wolf_359
Tags: engineering.civil, usa, military, cold war, soviet union, camp century, thule air base, army corp of engineers, construction, glaciers, tunnels, prefabs, weapons.nuclear, the missile gap, nikita khrushchev, lockheed u2, history.military, dwight d eisenhower, nuclear power, power stations.nuclear, john f kennedy, yuri gagarin, space race, submarines.nuclear, lgm 30 minuteman, cuban missile crisis, denmark.greenland, climate change, waste.nuclear, pollution, expeditions, ice sheets, glaciology, documentaries, videos, get factual, long watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBeyA010HIg

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Get.factual
Duration
51:59
Published
Apr 24 2023

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  1. [5]
    cfabbro
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    Totally offtopic, but is it just a coincidence that you posted this documentary about Camp Century shortly after @boxer_dogs_dance posted an article about the ice cores from there being...

    Totally offtopic, but is it just a coincidence that you posted this documentary about Camp Century shortly after @boxer_dogs_dance posted an article about the ice cores from there being analyzed... or is that post what spurred you to find this documentary, @Wolf_359?

    Just thought it was kinda funny I found myself adding two 'camp century' tags on topics by two totally different users in the same day. :P

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    1. [4]
      Wolf_359
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      Their post inspired me to look it up because the idea of a nuclear-powered ice-tunnel base blew my mind! I immediately turned to my wife and said, "hey, did you know...?" We looked on YouTube and...

      Their post inspired me to look it up because the idea of a nuclear-powered ice-tunnel base blew my mind! I immediately turned to my wife and said, "hey, did you know...?" We looked on YouTube and found this documentary with original color footage of the base and everything. Knew I had to share it!

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      1. [3]
        cfabbro
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        Ah, okay. Figured as much, but wasn't sure. I'm glad you did though, since I skimmed the documentary quickly just to tag it, and it looked really interesting so I plan on watching it in full...

        Ah, okay. Figured as much, but wasn't sure. I'm glad you did though, since I skimmed the documentary quickly just to tag it, and it looked really interesting so I plan on watching it in full tonight. Thanks for sharing it! :)

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        1. [2]
          Wolf_359
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          Enjoy! Just to get you excited for this - the color footage of the engineering/building is absolutely insane. They didn't have Elon Musk's little tunnel company. They built this thing snow fort...

          Enjoy! Just to get you excited for this - the color footage of the engineering/building is absolutely insane. They didn't have Elon Musk's little tunnel company. They built this thing snow fort style! But with power tools.

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          1. cfabbro
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            That was a great cold war documentary in general, not just strictly about the camp. Also, I was picturing them tunneling into an icy glacier using drills, and laughed when it showed them basically...

            That was a great cold war documentary in general, not just strictly about the camp. Also, I was picturing them tunneling into an icy glacier using drills, and laughed when it showed them basically just using giant snow blowers to create the tunnels instead. Still pretty cool, but also not surprising the camp didn't last very long given that, and how shallow it was. Also kinda scary how blasé they were about the reactor leak, and the radioactive waste they left behind.

            Thanks again for sharing this. :)

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  2. Wolf_359
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    Fascinating documentary which details how the US built a nuclear-powered base in ice tunnels beneath Greenland.

    Fascinating documentary which details how the US built a nuclear-powered base in ice tunnels beneath Greenland.

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