📱 eBook en inglés OPERATION ICEWORM: SUBTERRANEAN NUCLEAR AMBITIONS BENEATH THE FROZEN TUNDRA

Missiles, Secrecy, and Absurd Architecture in Cold War Paranoia, 1958–1966

LEONARD FINCH

epubli- 9783565334001

Disciplinas auxiliares Historia militar

Sinopsis de OPERATION ICEWORM: SUBTERRANEAN NUCLEAR AMBITIONS BENEATH THE FROZEN TUNDRA

At the height of the Cold War, the United States military conceived a plan so audacious it bordered on science fiction: a massive, subterranean network of nuclear missile silos buried deep beneath the Greenland ice sheet. Publicly disguised as a benign scientific research facility named Camp Century, the true objective was to position ballistic missiles within striking distance of the Soviet Union.
This book delves into the classified catastrophe of Project Iceworm. It uncovers the extreme engineering challenges of constructing a city inside a moving glacier, revealing how the unpredictable mechanics of shifting ice constantly threatened to crush the steel corridors and nuclear reactors. You will explore the profound arrogance of military planners who believed they could conquer the harshest environment on Earth with sheer technological force.
Furthermore, the narrative exposes the geopolitical risks of the operation, particularly the fact that the Danish government, which controlled Greenland, was kept entirely in the dark about the nuclear weapons hidden under their territory. It is a testament to the dangerous absurdities born from global superpower rivalries.
Discover the frozen remnants of a forgotten apocalyptic strategy. Read this book to uncover how Mother Nature defeated one of the most secretive military projects in history.

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Editorial: Epubli

ISBN: 9783565334001

Idioma: Inglés

Fecha de lanzamiento: 17/03/2026

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