NASA scientists found Camp Century, an abandoned Cold War military base, during a flight to map the Greenland Ice Sheet.

It is in no one’s interest to militarise the Arctic but thanks to something of an arms race heating up between the US, Russia ...

NASA scientists found Camp Century, an abandoned Cold War military base, during a flight to map the Greenland Ice Sheet.

President Trump has been talking about taking over Greenland from Denmark. It wasn't long ago that the U.S. secretly built a military base there, without seeking permission from the Danish.

NASA has shared an image of a defunct Cold War-era military base hidden deep underneath the frigid Greenland Ice Sheet.

During the Cold War, the U.S. built a military base under the ice in Greenland, hidden from the Soviets. It was eventually abandoned, but its most lasting legacy is a pivotal role in climate science.

At its peak during the Cold War, Washington had 17 military base across the island with about 10,000 troops.

The military base is a reminder of America’s long—and contentious—presence in Greenland.

The American military presence in Greenland began during World War II, when Greenland was a Danish colony. After Nazi Germany occupied Denmark in 1940, Greenland was suddenly isolated and undefended.