Project Iceworm

Project Iceworm

US government had a top secret Cold War project named “Iceworm” whose objective was to build nuclear missile sites under the Greenland ice sheet. Abandoned due to ice instability, it was assumed that the chemical and radioactive waste inside it would remain under the ice forever. It is now predicted that this waste will re-enter the environment in 2100.

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