Tuesday, 11. November 2008
Topic: W A R - on November 11, 2008 at 12:08:24 PM CET
Mystery of lost US nuclear bomb
The United States abandoned a nuclear weapon beneath the ice in northern Greenland following a crash in 1968, a BBC investigation has found.
Its unique vantage point - perched at the top of the world - has meant that Thule Air Base has been of immense strategic importance to the US since it was built in the early 1950s, allowing a radar to scan the skies for missiles coming over the North Pole.
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